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To: brian1501 who wrote (206733)	10/15/2004 3:50:18 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1573824

>This is totally naive. We're there (if you agreed with the reasoning or not), now we need to finish the job. How do recommend we do that? -Z

To: brian1501 who wrote (206733)	10/15/2004 3:54:31 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1573824

re: I'll agree he spends too much money, but it's clear to me that we have a better chance of spending less under Bush with a Rep congress than under Kerry with potential gridlock, or <gasp>, with a Dem congress. Why? You've got proof that Bush is a deficit and spending disaster. He's not a conservative, he's a neo-conservative, and they just don't care about fiscal policy. re: This is totally naive. We're there (if you agreed with the reasoning or not), now we need to finish the job. Like Vietnam? Guess what, we are not omnipotent, and we are losing this thing. It's getting worse. They killed us a couple of days ago in the green zone, our most fortified, the safest place in the entire country. The job will finish us before we finish the job. re: Why on earth would you raise taxes during a recession/recovery? We shouldn't have lowered taxes in the first place. Let the business cycle run it's course, let the recession happen, and come out with a healthy balance sheet. Instead we are attempting to come out with a huge deficit and weak dollar. Speaking of a weak dollar, why do you suppose that has happened on the Bush watch? Is there a better barometer of the fiscal health of the US than the relative value of the dollar? re: Security comes first, then paying off the credit card. In both cases, Bush is the better choice. LOL. Bush has made us less secure, and he's total wimp when it comes to fiscal discipline. Look and listen... the guy just doesn't care about pragmatic matters. He's an ideolog with a radical agenda, and a little thing like money isn't going to stand in his way. John

To: brian1501 who wrote (206733)	10/15/2004 4:46:04 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573824

Brian, Both of them say they are going to slash the defecit, why do you trust Kerry with his record the opposite over Bush who inherited a recession, had a huge terrorist attack, and had to pay for several wars? To Bush's credit, the actual deficit for this year ($413B) falls far short of the projected deficit ($521B) back in February. Unfortunately, that's kind of a "glass 1/4 full" argument. Tenchusatsu

To: brian1501 who wrote (206733)	10/15/2004 4:46:29 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573824

What about Bush, is he not a conservative like he says? He's never vetoed a spending bill, unlike the tax and spend liberal Clinton. Bush pushed through the largest new entitlement since Johnson. I'll agree he spends too much money, but it's clear to me that we have a better chance of spending less under Bush with a Rep congress than under Kerry with potential gridlock, or <gasp>, with a Dem congress. Brian, that makes absolutely no sense. Its the reality that the GOP congress has not provided a check on Bush's spending habits that has exacerbated the problem and made it worse. ted