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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs

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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (32970)2/19/2009 2:56:17 PM
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No longer works to use this argument. Republicans could have if they had of held the Bush spending in check - now in my mind they hold no credibility.

If a drunk tells you that drinking to much can cause problems, his general lack of credibility shouldn't be extended to the argument.

If Bush spent like a drunk drinks, that doesn't mean that its a good idea for Obama to continue this practice, or that the argument should be ignored just because it comes from people who voted for Bush. Arguments are faulty, conclusions aren't false, just because of the person making them.

And even if you want to focus solely on the person, well many of the people making the arguments now, also complained when Bush's spending spree continued past the first few years.

why would anyone think that democrats after being out of power for almost all of the last 30 years

That simply isn't the case. They have had the White House 10 of the last 30 years, and they have controlled either the Senate or the House, or both for the majority of those years.
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