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Post by TC on Feb 11, 2010 8:20:04 GMT -5
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Post by The Stig on Feb 11, 2010 10:33:27 GMT -5
It's a lot easier to tell others to be fiscal conservatives than it is to actually be a fiscal conservative.
As much as I dislike most of his politics, I respect Ron Paul for having the balls to actually back up his words with votes.
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Post by strummer8526 on Feb 11, 2010 10:48:32 GMT -5
Everyone is fiscally conservative when it comes to issues they don't care about or don't believe in. But when it comes to their interests and their pet projects, it's time to OPEN UP THAT CASH REGISTER! At least Paul is consistent.
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Post by EasyEd on Feb 11, 2010 10:52:18 GMT -5
The title of this thread is a falsehood.
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Post by The Stig on Feb 11, 2010 10:55:10 GMT -5
The title of this thread is a falsehood. To quote the Australian Sarah Palin, "Please explain?" The Tea Partiers are opposing Paul precisely because of his fiscally conservative policies. |
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Post by EasyEd on Feb 11, 2010 11:02:19 GMT -5
The title of this thread is a falsehood. To quote the Australian Sarah Palin, "Please explain?" The Tea Partiers are opposing Paul precisely because of his fiscally conservative policies. Wrong, there are several (three?) persons with some connection to the Tea Party movement who want Paul's seat and, to the best of my knowledge, they are all fiscal conservatives. One of the reasons they are purported to have given for challenging Paul is his opposion to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. I'm at a lost how this leads to a proof that Tea Partiers are not fiscal conservatives. |
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Feb 11, 2010 11:13:24 GMT -5
I am at a loss to explain what fiscal conservativism is in the first instance, for some of the reasons strummer cited just as I am at a loss to explain what a "liberal leave" policy is, for example.
It is now without much historical dispute (http://zfacts.com/p/318.html) that our national debt increased significantly under Reagan and the Dim Son. Maybe you blame Tip O'Neill in part for the former, but yikes...
As to the liberal leave issue, I am at a bit of a loss. Perhaps it is called that because people can come or go voluntarily. A conservative leave policy, however, is more of a forced unemployment mechanism. At the end of the Bush Presidency, our unemployment was worse than that of France.
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Post by TC on Feb 11, 2010 11:21:14 GMT -5
I am at a loss to explain what fiscal conservativism is in the first instance, for some of the reasons strummer cited just as I am at a loss to explain what a "liberal leave" policy is, for example. I think it's a belief that fiscal conservatism is low taxes, when fiscal conservatism really is balanced budgets. There was a poll last week that showed that 42% of Republicans were okay with running deficits as long as taxes were low - only 27% disapproved of that. |
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Post by The Stig on Feb 11, 2010 11:25:15 GMT -5
To quote the Australian Sarah Palin, "Please explain?" The Tea Partiers are opposing Paul precisely because of his fiscally conservative policies. Wrong, there are several (three?) persons with some connection to the Tea Party movement who want Paul's seat and, to the best of my knowledge, they are all fiscal conservatives. One of the reasons they are purported to have given for challenging Paul is his opposion to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. I'm at a lost how this leads to a proof that Tea Partiers are not fiscal conservatives. They all *claim* to be fiscal conservatives. However, I highly doubt that they'd be as fiscally conservative in action as Ron Paul, since they're criticizing him for some of his fiscally conservative votes (like hurricane aid). |
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Post by strummer8526 on Feb 11, 2010 11:45:24 GMT -5
I am at a loss to explain what fiscal conservativism is in the first instance, for some of the reasons strummer cited just as I am at a loss to explain what a "liberal leave" policy is, for example. I think it's a belief that fiscal conservatism is low taxes, when fiscal conservatism really is balanced budgets. There was a poll last week that showed that 42% of Republicans were okay with running deficits as long as taxes were low - only 27% disapproved of that. Exactly. "We should all pay taxes, so the government can fund what I want the government to fund. But I don't want to pay a God damn dime for a single thing you want." -The "Fiscal Conservative" |
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Post by hoyajinx on Oct 9, 2020 14:06:26 GMT -5
Apparently he said wants more stimulus than either party is offering? I don’t listen to Limbaugh obviously, but that’s what I’ve heard. Wasn’t he just saying a few days ago that he was shutting it all down? Either he is in the grips of some sort of manic episode or he is in full out panic mode about the election. And the most likely is a combination of the two. This man cannot be trusted with anything at this point. He has long been a threat to this country long term, but more acutely, his current actions are extremely worrisome from a national security standpoint. More on topic, it seems like Republicans are trying to throw money at people to sway them in this final stretch. They are completely out of ideas and it shows.
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