Comments on: Bush and Obama – Brothers in Debt http://www.frankhagan.com/blog/2009/03/24/bush-and-obama-brothers-in-debt/ Politics, Religion and Pop-Culture Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roger Keehn http://www.frankhagan.com/blog/2009/03/24/bush-and-obama-brothers-in-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-19192 Roger Keehn Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:09:36 +0000 http://www.frankhagan.com/blog/?p=420#comment-19192 I admit I was so infuriated and therefore blinded by the drumbeat charges that Bush lied about WMDs despite worldwide intelligence reports to the contrary and all the other Bush-hate stuff that I did not "notice" nor acknowledge his deficit spending until today's Dems began and maintain their 'Bush Did It' mantra. I too have dispaired that any politician will be anything better than prior lots. But, the teaparties and grassroot outrage over BO's slippery talk on healthcare give me hope that the pendulum is swinging back to a better place. One can actually help that process by maintaining repetive commo with your state legislators of both sides. This summer I can see that there WAS listening during the summer recess in Colorado. I admit I was so infuriated and therefore blinded by the drumbeat charges that Bush lied about WMDs despite worldwide intelligence reports to the contrary and all the other Bush-hate stuff that I did not “notice” nor acknowledge his deficit spending until today’s Dems began and maintain their ‘Bush Did It’ mantra. I too have dispaired that any politician will be anything better than prior lots. But, the teaparties and grassroot outrage over BO’s slippery talk on healthcare give me hope that the pendulum is swinging back to a better place.

One can actually help that process by maintaining repetive commo with your state legislators of both sides. This summer I can see that there WAS listening during the summer recess in Colorado.

]]> By: Frank http://www.frankhagan.com/blog/2009/03/24/bush-and-obama-brothers-in-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-19155 Frank Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:17:26 +0000 http://www.frankhagan.com/blog/?p=420#comment-19155 I think you're right, Carolyn. The hardest thing in the world to eliminate is a government program. They take on a life of their own, and the rush to implement dozens of them under the guise of responding to the financial crisis have probably poisoned the waters for a generation. The only hope I cling to is the President's declining poll numbers, and the hope that Democratic Representatives will vote with an eye towards re-election in 2010. I'm sure they don't want to repeat the first mid-term elections of the Clinton Administration. I think you’re right, Carolyn. The hardest thing in the world to eliminate is a government program. They take on a life of their own, and the rush to implement dozens of them under the guise of responding to the financial crisis have probably poisoned the waters for a generation. The only hope I cling to is the President’s declining poll numbers, and the hope that Democratic Representatives will vote with an eye towards re-election in 2010. I’m sure they don’t want to repeat the first mid-term elections of the Clinton Administration.

]]> By: Carolyn McElrath http://www.frankhagan.com/blog/2009/03/24/bush-and-obama-brothers-in-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-19154 Carolyn McElrath Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:03:12 +0000 http://www.frankhagan.com/blog/?p=420#comment-19154 It seems in the recent history of elections in this country, many of the people who run for and are elected to office lose their ability to know what the words they use to describe themselves really mean! Politics brings vocabulary amnesia? The old saw that "those who do not learn from history's mistakes are bound to repeat them" is still true, especially where the handling of money, wealth is concerned. This administration is drunk with the power to spend the futures of our children and grandchildren. God help us, because it is unlikely that a new bunch of politicians will be able to stop the financial bleeding. It seems in the recent history of elections in this country, many of the people who run for and are elected to office lose their ability to know what the words they use to describe themselves really mean! Politics brings vocabulary amnesia? The old saw that “those who do not learn from history’s mistakes are bound to repeat them” is still true, especially where the handling of money, wealth is concerned. This administration is drunk with the power to spend the futures of our children and grandchildren. God help us, because it is unlikely that a new bunch of politicians will be able to stop the financial bleeding.

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