Fiscal responsiblity seems to be a recent addition to the GOP's platform

It is, this time. Fiscal responsibilty becomes a GOP issue whenever they are not in power. As soon as they have controll, they run the debt up as high as they can.
 
Damn Yankee said:
On occaision the GOP embraces conservatism. Why are you liberals so unhappy when they don't?
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Reasonable fiscal conservatism would have been a good thing from 2001-2008. We are now dealing with the lack thereof, and the price will be highest for those least able to afford it.
 
Remember the Bush Medicare prescription drug program?

How many Republicans opposed that by calling it a "government takeover" of the healthcare industry?
 
Dune said:
Reasonable fiscal conservatism would have been a good thing from 2001-2008. We are now dealing with the lack thereof, and the price will be highest for those least able to afford it.
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Just from 2001 to 2008?

You don't think fiscal conservatism would have been a huge help from 1992 to 2000??

Hmmm, imagine that.
 
WinterBorn said:
Just from 2001 to 2008?

You don't think fiscal conservatism would have been a huge help from 1992 to 2000??

Hmmm, imagine that.
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I think there was fiscal conservatism from 92-2000. Clinton had all kinds of ambitions he put aside to balance the budget.

Nice deflection by the way. The deficit enlarged dramaticaly under Bush II. Do you deny this?
 
The last Republican president to actually be fiscally conservative in any respect is GHWB, and he got run out of town for it.
 
Dune said:
I think there was fiscal conservatism from 92-2000. Clinton had all kinds of ambitions he put aside to balance the budget.

Nice deflection by the way. The deficit enlarged dramaticaly under Bush II. Do you deny this?
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Clinton was able to balance the budget because of legislation enacted by Congress in 1988, which included the Social Security Trust Fund in the General Budget. It's like, if you took all your money out of your 401k and savings, and put it in your checking account, and said... Hey honey, look... I finally balanced our checkbook!

Indeed, the deficit enlarged under Bush... it was the single biggest complaint conservatives had against Bush, and ultimately, what pushed his popularity down in his second term. But Obama has outspent Bush --PLUS ALL OTHER PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS COMBINED!
 
Clinton wouldn't have balanced shit with a democrat congress, this fact does not disswade turbo-libs in the least bit.
 
Joe Sestak said:
Remember the Bush Medicare prescription drug program?

How many Republicans opposed that by calling it a "government takeover" of the healthcare industry?
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None...

Four years into full operation, President George W. Bush’s Medicare prescription drug program is coming in well below its projected cost.---Washington Times

Cost was projected to be $111.2 Billion
Actual cost in 2009 was $60.8 Billion...

It was never called a government takeover that I remember but
the legislation narrowly passed the House and Senate with opposition from Democrats, who said the program was too stingy and relied too heavily on private companies, and from a cadre of conservative Republicans who argued that it would cost too much and blow a giant hole in the deficit.

Next.
 
Dune said:
I think there was fiscal conservatism from 92-2000. Clinton had all kinds of ambitions he put aside to balance the budget.

Nice deflection by the way. The deficit enlarged dramaticaly under Bush II. Do you deny this?
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Yep....he did just about everything Newt Gingrich told him to do...
That alone shows Clinton was pretty smart and could follow a leader:good4u:...
 
Dune said:
Reasonable fiscal conservatism would have been a good thing from 2001-2008. We are now dealing with the lack thereof, and the price will be highest for those least able to afford it.
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So you turned liberal after 2008? :confused:
 
Dixie said:
Clinton was able to balance the budget because of legislation enacted by Congress in 1988, which included the Social Security Trust Fund in the General Budget. It's like, if you took all your money out of your 401k and savings, and put it in your checking account, and said... Hey honey, look... I finally balanced our checkbook!

Indeed, the deficit enlarged under Bush... it was the single biggest complaint conservatives had against Bush, and ultimately, what pushed his popularity down in his second term. But Obama has outspent Bush --PLUS ALL OTHER PREVIOUS PRESIDENTS COMBINED!
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Turn off Beck and move away from the TV, it is giving you brain damage!

The single biggest complaint against Bush was and still is, his fabricated WMD in Iraq and his invasion and nation building in that country! His spending and Wall Street bailout are second!

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...laims-obama-has-outspent-even-franklin-roose/

http://www.politifact.com/ohio/stat...nnis-kucinich-says-defense-spending-consumes/
 
bravo said:
None...

Four years into full operation, President George W. Bush’s Medicare prescription drug program is coming in well below its projected cost.---Washington Times

Cost was projected to be $111.2 Billion
Actual cost in 2009 was $60.8 Billion...

It was never called a government takeover that I remember but
the legislation narrowly passed the House and Senate with opposition from Democrats, who said the program was too stingy and relied too heavily on private companies, and from a cadre of conservative Republicans who argued that it would cost too much and blow a giant hole in the deficit.

Next.
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Can you explain how health care reform is a "government takeover" but Medicare Part D wasn't?

BTW, 19 Republicans voted no in the House.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll332.xml#N

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/L...fm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00458#position

Note that Sen. McCain voted in the negative.
 
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