Comments on: Deficit Peacockery http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:08:05 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: marinara http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16560 marinara Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:02:19 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16560 There's actually 2 explanations for what OBama's doing. Is he the bipartisan boy scout? Or is he moving to the right because he's not progressive? If he moves to the right, just like Joe Lieberman wants, he can always say "bipartisan" and it looks bipartisan. But what if it's just moving to the right. Naked. Oh and banks and military contractors LOVE budget freeze. There’s actually 2 explanations for what OBama’s doing.

Is he the bipartisan boy scout?
Or is he moving to the right because he’s not progressive?

If he moves to the right, just like Joe Lieberman wants, he can always say “bipartisan” and it looks bipartisan. But what if it’s just moving to the right. Naked.

Oh and banks and military contractors LOVE budget freeze.

]]> By: fwdpost http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16498 fwdpost Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:52:49 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16498 Poor Judd. The deficit commission is being pushed by him, Kent Conrad and Pete Orszag, the three musketeer grads from boarding school Phillips Exeter and pawns of the Petey Peterson campaign to destroy Medicare and Social Security. You have to love the hypocrisy of rich brats taking the food out of the mouths of the poor. - fwdpost.com Poor Judd. The deficit commission is being pushed by him, Kent Conrad and Pete Orszag, the three musketeer grads from boarding school Phillips Exeter and pawns of the Petey Peterson campaign to destroy Medicare and Social Security. You have to love the hypocrisy of rich brats taking the food out of the mouths of the poor. – fwdpost.com

]]> By: iremember54 http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16492 iremember54 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:15:18 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16492 Yes a true Moron. To think Obama wanted Him in His administration. This is just one more moron that cared not for any fiscal responsability when Bush was in office. Now He wants to paint Obama as a debt magnet. MSNBC had Him on, so they ask for it, and forced it on us. As long as they keep giving these people air time; they will continue to think their big shots. All the trouble they have caused, they could not have caused, if the Media had not covered their every word and repeated it a thousand times. It's a lot like kicking God of the pulpet, and giving the devil the mic. Yes a true Moron. To think Obama wanted Him in His administration.

This is just one more moron that cared not for any fiscal responsability when Bush was in office. Now He wants to paint Obama as a debt magnet.

MSNBC had Him on, so they ask for it, and forced it on us.

As long as they keep giving these people air time; they will continue to think their big shots.

All the trouble they have caused, they could not have caused, if the Media had not covered their every word and repeated it a thousand times.

It’s a lot like kicking God of the pulpet, and giving the devil the mic.

]]> By: letsgetitdone http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16491 letsgetitdone Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:59:50 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16491 Gregg is a Hooverian, another name for a moron. Evidently, however, Obama is a Hooverian too. Gregg is a Hooverian, another name for a moron. Evidently, however, Obama is a Hooverian too.

]]> By: cinnamonape http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16485 cinnamonape Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:13:28 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16485 Well, the "deficit hawks" who don't believe that we should raise more taxes are daily making more and more students (and their parents) here in California realize the real costs of the "Party of No". It's clear they want the public Universities to "privatize" and force the burden on students to pay higher tuitions...they've just increased another 30% on top of 10% last year, and a likely 20% increase next year. That's what I call the "Republican tax"- on the Middle Class and poor. In return the students get this...I teach two 55 student sections. Between the two I've just reached the 50 student mark for students on the waiting list...all of which will be unable to be admitted. I'm still fielding emails from students tonight who are desperate to add...who will have to add a semester or more to their academic careers (another Republican "tax"). Then there are the students who will not have enough units to retain their financial aid, or full time status. Thank Tim Tebow's God that we won't lose any "student-athletes"...they get priority in all their classes. It's the lowly "student-students" that get screwed. Well, the “deficit hawks” who don’t believe that we should raise more taxes are daily making more and more students (and their parents) here in California realize the real costs of the “Party of No”. It’s clear they want the public Universities to “privatize” and force the burden on students to pay higher tuitions…they’ve just increased another 30% on top of 10% last year, and a likely 20% increase next year. That’s what I call the “Republican tax”- on the Middle Class and poor.

In return the students get this…I teach two 55 student sections. Between the two I’ve just reached the 50 student mark for students on the waiting list…all of which will be unable to be admitted. I’m still fielding emails from students tonight who are desperate to add…who will have to add a semester or more to their academic careers (another Republican “tax”). Then there are the students who will not have enough units to retain their financial aid, or full time status. Thank Tim Tebow’s God that we won’t lose any “student-athletes”…they get priority in all their classes. It’s the lowly “student-students” that get screwed.

]]> By: selise http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16476 selise Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:21:16 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16476 also, while i'm at it, galbraith's talk in 2007, The Cult of Zero, is also imo on topic. (<a href="http://www.levy.org/vdoc.aspx?docid=930" rel="nofollow">audio</a>) also, while i’m at it, galbraith’s talk in 2007, The Cult of Zero, is also imo on topic. (audio)

]]> By: captjjyossarian http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16475 captjjyossarian Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:19:21 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16475 The Democrat line needs to be that we don't need less spending, we just need better spending. So don't decrease the military budget, just stop spending it on unneeded wars and use a bunch of it to train a greater number of doctors and nurses in the military. They can continually practice setting up mobile hospitals all around the United States and offering free care to anyone that walks in the door. The military ends up better off in terms of capabilitys and in terms of public image. And the general public's keisters get pulled from the fire while our politicians continue to fiddle. Likewise, put an end to Mr Geithner's money funneling to the banks and spend that money instead on stabilizing State Government budgets. Money poured into Wallstreet has no economic value but keeping our civil servants employed has much economic value. The Democrat line needs to be that we don’t need less spending, we just need better spending.

So don’t decrease the military budget, just stop spending it on unneeded wars and use a bunch of it to train a greater number of doctors and nurses in the military. They can continually practice setting up mobile hospitals all around the United States and offering free care to anyone that walks in the door.

The military ends up better off in terms of capabilitys and in terms of public image. And the general public’s keisters get pulled from the fire while our politicians continue to fiddle.

Likewise, put an end to Mr Geithner’s money funneling to the banks and spend that money instead on stabilizing State Government budgets. Money poured into Wallstreet has no economic value but keeping our civil servants employed has much economic value.

]]> By: selise http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16469 selise Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:51:31 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16469 <blockquote>a common sense fiscal hawk </blockquote> i'm a little confused on what qualifies as a common sense fiscal hawk (vs bat shit crazy)

a common sense fiscal hawk

i’m a little confused on what qualifies as a common sense fiscal hawk (vs bat shit crazy)

]]> By: selise http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16468 selise Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:46:46 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16468 i lied. i'm pretty sure the galbriath talk i was thinking of was from 2008, The Generalized Minsky Moment ( <a href="http://www.levy.org/vdoc.aspx?docid=1063" rel="nofollow">audio</a>) i lied. i’m pretty sure the galbriath talk i was thinking of was from 2008, The Generalized Minsky Moment ( audio)

]]> By: Winski http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/01/29/deficit-peacockery/#comment-16467 Winski Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:41:05 +0000 http://news.firedoglake.com/?p=3734#comment-16467 Gregg is a MORON! Gregg is a MORON!

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