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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (612039)	8/27/2004 2:20:26 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Re: "sentiments". 'Sentiments', are you kidding Neo? I'm talking about a STRUCTURAL solution to federal over-spending --- the only thing that has showed any promise of working, not the public's 'sentiment'... which has ALWAYS been in favor of fiscal prudence, but that doesn't seem to have had a controlling effect on the pork barrel spending of the politicians. "It takes time to get there, though." I, too, agree that 'in time' fiscal discipline will be restored --- probably after a HUGE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE, when we have no other options, a la Argentina or Russia. (Possibly a declining dollar will ultimately reduce the desire of China and Japan to continually finance our deficits --- in which case the 'correction' will be very sharp indeed.) But, why wait for catastrophe to force our leaders' hands? why not start the progress towards a return of discipline right away --- and perhaps, avoid some of the impending harm?