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To: tejek who wrote (618221)	7/5/2011 3:07:53 PM
From: Don Hurst	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1584442

And this ending paragraph from Brooks' column today... >>" If the debt ceiling talks fail, independent voters will see that Democrats were willing to compromise but Republicans were not. If responsible Republicans don't take control, independents will conclude that Republican fanaticism caused this default. They will conclude that Republicans are not fit to govern. And they will be right. "<< OHMIGOSH...what happened to Brooks? Those DC Fourth fireworks must be "something" for him to recognize what those repugs have become; not responsible but just what the types such as jla, bill, i-node, harris, brumar, lns, and the rest of the pFp type crowd really are .... regressive fanatics out to destroy what they can, not at all to build a better America.

To: tejek who wrote (618221)	7/5/2011 3:48:44 PM
From: Don Hurst	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1584442

This is one of the comments to Brooks' column today... >>" Please spend a little time in the archives reviewing the budget discussions in 2001 when G. W. Bush became President. Clinton and the Democrats, in response to similar pressures from Republicans had balanced the budget. The federal government was running a surplus, and Bush, et al projected that the entire federal debt would be paid off by 2010. (Doesn't anyone remember this?) Their response? It's the taxpayers' money. The government can't run a surplus. (How then to pay off the debt?) Let's cut taxes. We see how that worked out. And don't tell me that Osama bin Laden brought down the entire US government on 9/11. It was Bush's response to 9/11 that did that. Long story short. The Republicans want tax cuts and spending cuts in response to every situation until government is small enough to be "drowned in a bathtub." We can watch state governments around the country to see how that is working out. "<< And posters such as i-node keep telling themselves that Bush was one of the "great ones".....typical of the fantasy fanatic world of the repugs... And btw, he knows so little about the USA Auto companies and the business. I am still trying to decide whether to even consider wasting time educating someone that has such a low base of knowledge.