No one wants to cut spending

Rana said:
Do you find Chris Hayes sexy? I love his brain, and it isn't chocolate!
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LOl No I have never been attracted to a blonde in my life, it's so weird. I work very closely with a really hot one too! I think people think I'm crazy, but he's like my brother. But I love Chris Hayes so much, he is my very favorite on MSNBC, since Keith left he is pretty much it for me.
 
what amazes me on top of this, is the so called fiscal cliff deal included an enormous amount of pork. i recall certain congress people saying no more pork, yet, we have not seen this followed through.
 
Darla said:
LOl No I have never been attracted to a blonde in my life, it's so weird. I work very closely with a really hot one too! I think people think I'm crazy, but he's like my brother. But I love Chris Hayes so much, he is my very favorite on MSNBC, since Keith left he is pretty much it for me.
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Funny, because blondes are what catch my eye. We wouldn't have any conflict over guys!
 
Darla said:
I wonder what Christie likes?

Well she can have the bald guys! LMAO

Actually there are definitely bald guys I find totally hot, so...strike that.
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Jean Luc Picard?

I saw Rana post a response to me earlier, and I remembered that you said she looked a little like Deanna Troi, so I spent the next 20 minutes googling that actress to see what she's up to now, and what her other career highlights are.

It's been that kind of Friday.
 
Thing1 said:
Jean Luc Picard?

I saw Rana post a response to me earlier, and I remembered that you said she looked a little like Deanna Troi, so I spent the next 20 minutes googling that actress to see what she's up to now, and what her other career highlights are.

It's been that kind of Friday.
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Wow! That's a memory!
 
Thing1 said:
Jean Luc Picard?

I saw Rana post a response to me earlier, and I remembered that you said she looked a little like Deanna Troi, so I spent the next 20 minutes googling that actress to see what she's up to now, and what her other career highlights are.

It's been that kind of Friday.
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LOL No, not really him. There is one man i know who is pretty much bald, and he's definitely hot. I've known others. I think it's fairly common.

It's been the same for me, and it's been dragging so badly. It's because it's still a holiday week. I think.
 
Thing1 said:
It’s a given that the left isn’t really about spending cuts. Still, I wish more on that side would come around to the idea that unrestrained gov’t spending will eventually bankrupt a lot of programs they hold dear, and undermine progressive ideals.

More surprising to me is that Republicans are not really serious about cutting spending, and haven’t been since the ‘90’s. When you ask a Republican where they’d really cut spending, the answers are generally the same: public broadcasting, the NEA, foreign aid – all of which comprise less than 1% of the federal budget combined. When it comes to defense – one of our most bloated allocations, and one of the biggest pieces of the budget pie – even program-slashing radicals like Paul Ryan don’t talk about anything but symbolic, insignificant reductions.

To me, it’s fairly easy to see where this is all headed – just like I can see where a family on a fixed income is headed if they start maxxing out their credit cards to live a lifestyle that isn’t consistent with their means.
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I know my wife doesn't. "Shop till you drop!" is her motto.
 
Thing1 said:
It’s a given that the left isn’t really about spending cuts. Still, I wish more on that side would come around to the idea that unrestrained gov’t spending will eventually bankrupt a lot of programs they hold dear, and undermine progressive ideals.

More surprising to me is that Republicans are not really serious about cutting spending, and haven’t been since the ‘90’s. When you ask a Republican where they’d really cut spending, the answers are generally the same: public broadcasting, the NEA, foreign aid – all of which comprise less than 1% of the federal budget combined. When it comes to defense – one of our most bloated allocations, and one of the biggest pieces of the budget pie – even program-slashing radicals like Paul Ryan don’t talk about anything but symbolic, insignificant reductions.

To me, it’s fairly easy to see where this is all headed – just like I can see where a family on a fixed income is headed if they start maxxing out their credit cards to live a lifestyle that isn’t consistent with their means.
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It bothers me that you're suprized that Republicans "aren't" about cutting spending. Have you ever seen a Republican that wasn't for a weapons or defense spending program? Ever?
 
Dungheap said:
The trouble with your analysis is that the fiscal cliff was a bipartisan effort to balance the budget and act in a fiscally responsible way. It was a wonderful piece of bipartisan deficit-busting legislation. And the markets hated it.
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Not the same as an earnest effort to balance the budget, in a thoughtful & responsible way.

The fiscal cliff was ill-conceived, and the response to it bordered on circus. The balanced budget efforts of the '90's were much more sincere & effective, imo.
 
Mott the Hoople said:
It bothers me that you're suprized that Republicans "aren't" about cutting spending. Have you ever seen a Republican that wasn't for a weapons or defense spending program? Ever?
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They love their defense programs, but they always squawk a great deal about token lefty programs that don't amount to a hill of beans budget-wise.

I remember when one of the TEA party guys got elected, and they asked him what he'd try to cut, and he responded with that goofy Republican pride, "The National Endowment for the Arts!"
 
Mott the Hoople said:
It bothers me that you're suprized that Republicans "aren't" about cutting spending. Have you ever seen a Republican that wasn't for a weapons or defense spending program? Ever?
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that doesn't mean that republicans aren't about cutting spending

they just want to cut spending on programs you want

big difference mott
 
Thing1 said:
They love their defense programs, but they always squawk a great deal about token lefty programs that don't amount to a hill of beans budget-wise.

I remember when one of the TEA party guys got elected, and they asked him what he'd try to cut, and he responded with that goofy Republican pride, "The National Endowment for the Arts!"
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btw...defense programs are not solely promoted, owned etc....by republicans. quite dishonest to imply such.
 
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