On 02-Dec-04, Travis Pahl wrote: s>> There is HUGE dissension within the GOP right now over the bloated s>> budget.
TP> That is great. Somehow I have little faith that the limited government TP> ones will win. Why? Becuase I have heard this all before. It is a TP> show they put on to convince people they are the limited government TP> party. After they the show has been running long enough for people to TP> notice, they will stop the show, increase spending and the cycle will TP> continue. Aside from the past three years, when has a GOP-controlled Congress done this? s>> You're both right, but I believe Robert sees the raising of the debt s>> limit as syptomatic rather than causitive. Failure to raise that limit s>> would have caused serious problems with govt bonds and the falling s>> dollar would plummet. TP> No. the increases in spending cause that.... But not with the speed of a govt default on its bonds. TP>>> ... it just shows who people voted for between two nearly identical TP>>> candidates that most voters thought were the only real choice. s>> They WERE the only two choices for people who insist upon voting for a s>> candidate with a chance to win. TP> right. But there is more to an election that picking a winner.... Agreed. s>> The majorities in the blue pockets are people who LIKE govt spending. TP> They should start voting for the republicans. They have increased TP> spending far more than the democrats have.... But the Democrats have a long, colorful history of spending, whereas the GOP is relatively new at it. Why do you think most govt employees are militantly Democratic? TP> I am well aware of where all the media is available. My point merely TP> was that there is mass media that is republican freindly and calls for TP> decreased spending.... I don't think that one cable channel and a handful of talk show hosts qualify as "mass media." TP> ... The republican voters listen to and watch it alot, and yet the TP> republican politicians ignore it and pay attention to blue media. The blue media control the polls. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
