From: BAR on
Howard Brazee wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:27:46 -0400, BAR <Screw(a)You.Com> wrote:
>
>> The government is good at taking and spending money. The government is
>> not good at spending money wisely.
>
> Nevertheless, just about everybody wants the government to spend
> money.
>
> Certainly our Republican politicians aren't models of fiscal restraint
> either.
>

It doesn't matter who did what in the past. It matters what we do now.
Cutting government spending is the only path to economic survival for
the US.
From: Jack Hollis on
On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:47:27 -0400, BAR <Screw(a)You.Com> wrote:

>Wrong. Obama has not released a copy of his birth certificate that was
>issued at the time of his birth. McCain and Palin lost the election and
>are not the President or Vice-President.

I'm not sure how it became public but records of the evaluation McCain
received after his release from the POW camp are known. His score, a
very superior 133. Not quite Mensa material, but close.
From: Lloyd Parsons on
In article <spOdnWyU-q6SeTfXnZ2dnUVZ_i2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com>,
BAR <Screw(a)You.Com> wrote:

> Howard Brazee wrote:
> > On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:27:46 -0400, BAR <Screw(a)You.Com> wrote:
> >
> >> The government is good at taking and spending money. The government is
> >> not good at spending money wisely.
> >
> > Nevertheless, just about everybody wants the government to spend
> > money.
> >
> > Certainly our Republican politicians aren't models of fiscal restraint
> > either.
> >
>
> It doesn't matter who did what in the past. It matters what we do now.
> Cutting government spending is the only path to economic survival for
> the US.

I don't know if it is the only path, but it is certainly one that should
be considered. Unfortunately, our elected officials like to get
re-elected and they electorate doesn't look too kindly on them getting
that to happen when their particular ox is gored.

It is the same problem that has existed for quite some time. Even
Reagan, as popular as he was, was not able to cut the spending in any
significant way because of all those vested interests.
From: Lloyd Parsons on
In article <ijpla5lo3hhrobi9mjhuf2f1jlg7p8bsr9(a)4ax.com>,
Jack Hollis <xsleeper(a)aol.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:47:27 -0400, BAR <Screw(a)You.Com> wrote:
>
> >Wrong. Obama has not released a copy of his birth certificate that was
> >issued at the time of his birth. McCain and Palin lost the election and
> >are not the President or Vice-President.
>
> I'm not sure how it became public but records of the evaluation McCain
> received after his release from the POW camp are known. His score, a
> very superior 133. Not quite Mensa material, but close.

I don't remember anyone saying that McCain was stupid. Old and senile
possibly?? :)
From: johnty on
On 11 Sep, 19:38, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote:
> In article
> <b25c49e6-dbc2-4522-8e5b-b77bdbbbf...(a)j4g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>,
>
>  johnty <john...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On 10 Sep, 19:56, Alan Baker <alangba...(a)telus.net> wrote:
>
> > > It would help if it wasn't the Cuban government.
>
> > > Socialist "paradises" are not known for their... ...candor... ...in such
> > > matters.
>
> > Unlike Capitalist governments, eh?
>
> Yup.
>
> Because it's very hard to tell lies with a press that can expose them.
>

Doesn't seem to stop them!