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

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (769520)	6/20/2011 4:40:34 PM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

where have you've been, Palin was shown to be correct

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (769520)	6/20/2011 10:27:54 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I really have to laugh at your logic. While Paul Revere and TWO other riders, not mentioned in your rant, are screaming their lungs out, don't you think just maybe screaming isn't exactly some kind of secret clandestine act? Don't you think that maybe just maybe LOYALISTS had ears, or maybe British troops occupying people's homes (we actually have a bill of rights amendment against this today) might have heard? Palin doesn't always get it right, but she is right on this one. Historians have also agreed after her statements.

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (769520)	6/20/2011 10:30:44 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Which brings us back to Palin, who last week argued that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner "cries wolf" on the default issue, arguing that a default would not involve another economic crisis. If nothing else, the comment shows that Palin's grasp of economics is as strong as her grasp of history. She is right on this one also. Interest paid to bondholders is a fraction of the total budget. If the debt ceiling is not raised, bond holders still get paid. It FORCES spending cuts somewhere, but not to bond holders.