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Ardent15 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-04-10 06:26 PM
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The hypocrisy of Republicans and fiscal conservatism
How come Republicans had no problem when Bush and a Republican Congress were running up deficit spending on a war, but have a problem when Obama and a Democratic Congress run up deficit spending on investments in America at home?


Also, why is Reagan viewed as this great conservative, when he ran up deficit spending faster than any other President in history (before Bush II)?

Has any Republican ever really answered either of these two questions?
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-04-10 06:34 PM
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1. Being a Republican Means Never Needing to Explain Anything
and consistency is just the hobgoblin of Democratic minds who believe in a nation of laws, not privilege.
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The_Commonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-04-10 06:38 PM
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2. And therein lies the rub...
They are the Upside-Down People.
Everything they think, do and believe is upside-down to reality.
It would be amusing if they weren't so dangerous to themselves and others.
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Winterblues Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-04-10 06:44 PM
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3. Republicans are ALWAYS right about EVERYTHING
Just ask them..Republicans do not ever admit mistakes. They are never wrong....
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-04-10 06:45 PM
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4. Republicans have never been fiscally prudent or responsible for that matter.
Like everything else they tell you - if you repeat a lie often enough....
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