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To: Whatnot who wrote (138523)	7/12/2005 2:13:07 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 152472

Of course not because the Republican Party has abandoned all fiscal restraint (government spending is again exceeding the rate of inflation) and is just selling you on the idea that is does not matter. It does and it will I'm a yellow dog Republican and I agree. The surplus at the end of the Clinton Administration was nuked by tax cuts enacted just before 9/11 and by Iraq. Any attempt to balance the budget in the future will run into the Medicare prescription benefit. I am not advocating the right or wrong of any of these budget items, simply noting the fact that they exist. The federal budget deficit's Siamese twin, the trade deficit, is equally troubling. The GOP is turning into a "spend" party without the "tax" part, i.e., using a massive credit card to fund the deficit.

To: Whatnot who wrote (138523)	7/12/2005 2:16:32 PM
From: sylow_	Respond to of 152472

Of course not because the Republican Party has abandoned all fiscal restraint This is becoming the common refrain of parties out of power, while "spend!" is the common refrain of parties/people in power. I can't believe this is anything but political rhetoric (BS) until people actually do something about it by voting for third-party candidates (or some other solution?). INet seems to be broken today... Been phone-plan shopping. Sprint offers deals that are just incredibly better than Cingular. I don't know why anybody would use Cingular. (Disclaimer: I've had numerous high-stakes, frustrating interactions with their customer service on behalf of someone else, all of which (they admitted!) were their fault.)