Re: Republicans: Spending like there's no tomorrow

steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> T.Carr allegedly said:
> 
> > 
> >> Sorry......I should have said:
> >> 
> >> "Yet the first time they get control of both houses of Congress in
> >> decades without a Democrat president to veto their bills, they spend the
> >> house out!!!"
> > 
> > 
> >   Just like 1993-94..only a different party was in power
> 
> They didn't spend the house out.  Clinton was moving toward
> surpluses.....and got there. 

  Really?

  Lets look at the historical data

  http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2004/pdf/hist.pdf
  (section 1.2 , pg 28)

  Deficit as a % of GDP

  1993    3.9%  (Clintons First Budget)
  1994    2.9%
  1995    2.2%  (GOP Congress, Tax cut enacted)
  1996    1.4%
  1997    0.3%

  It wasnt until the GOP Congress was elected that the deficits were
eliminated. Hell Clinton didnt have a clue to when/if the budget would
be belanced until the mid 1990's. He kept predicting 10 years, 8
years, etc.. until the budget would be balanced

  But since you want to give him all the credit, I'll ask you for a
few policy/legislative actions he initiatied to warrant event a
significant fraction of the credit. I'll even help you

  1) Budget act of 1993
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> 
> Bush.....he's a disaster in almost every policy area....running the largest
> deficit ever.......and for what? 

  The larest deficit in non inflation adjusted $. For What? For what
the voters claim they want..something for nothing. Pork filled farm
bills, DOD contracts in thier home districts, "feel good" social
programs, etc...

> 
> Not health or education or better roads.....

  Apparently you are not keeping up on current events. A major ($400B)
program was passed to help seniors with drugs, and the funding on
infrastructure was also increased

                                                                 
T.Carr

> 
> Just war.