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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (63270)	4/18/2009 10:51:18 AM
From: Sedohr Nod	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224724

I ignore nothing, Kenneth. I know who squealed like an unpaid whore when minor attempts at fiscal responsibility occurred.... Baseline budgeting ring a bell with you? Many in D.C. are not qualified to clerk at a 7-11, much less manage one. Again...many plows...same ground.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (63270)	4/22/2009 8:40:24 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224724

Reagan had huge budget deficits. His budgets were cut in every instance by a more conservative Congress. Congress was less conservative. Certainly in general terms, but I'd say even in terms of spending. Congresses input in to the budget process is not limited to what it eventually passes. Reagan would likely have trimmed spending in certain areas but congress wouldn't go for it. I suppose he could have gone the route of submitting DOA budget requests and going through "shut down the government" battles of what will be spent, but he chose not to. That doesn't imply that spending would have been higher if congress agreed with the president and it was only kept down by how "conservative" congress was.