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Political Fables

Alan from NJ Wrote: Sep 07, 2010 7:09 PM

Once again, Sowell spells it out, loudly, clearly and accurately. I would have voted for him, if he ran. And the Progressive and Liberal Religionists are logic locked. Choosing to believe 2+2 does not equal 4, Spending, which they blame Bush for, is multiplied, and excused, since Bush sets the example. 'Well, he did it'. As if that is a justification. A yawning pit of uncertainty is their alternative to their religion, so they will go on. I liken the financial choices as being equal to the medieval practice of bleeding the seriously ill, and then wondering why the patient is getting worse. 50 Billion more, set forth to cheering crowds, today. Borrowed from China, perhaps.

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Political Fables

President Barack Obama boldly proclaims, "The buck stops here!" But, whenever his policies are criticized, he acts as if the buck stopped with George W. Bush.

The party line that we are likely to be hearing from now until the November elections is that Obama "inherited" the big federal budget deficits and that he has to "clean up the mess" left in the economy by the Republicans. This may convince those who want to be convinced, but it will not stand up under scrutiny.

No President of the United States can create either a budget deficit or a budget surplus. All spending bills...

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