July 31, 2009
A Little Pragmatism
My Yahoo/AP Headlines this afternoon at 2:34 MDT:
We'd all like to rise above partisan hackery, but I think that some "pure" libertarians have to witness what happens when you give the Democratic Party both houses and the Presidency. Any of those initiatives would be in serious jeopardy were any of the three under GOP control.
Politics
Posted by John Kranz at July 31, 2009 4:33 PM
Yes, Bush's greatest victory was stopping the Democrats from wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on "stimulus," and the Republicans were so fiscally responsible when they controlled both houses of Congress.
Oh, wait...
Your "pragmatism" at best means "Not quite as bad but still bad." We were still on the road to hell under Bush, just at half the speed we are now, but still in the same direction.
Yes, Bush's greatest victory was stopping the Democrats from wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on "stimulus," and the Republicans were so fiscally responsible when they controlled both houses of Congress.
Oh, wait...
Your "pragmatism" at best means "Not quite as bad but still bad." We were still on the road to hell under Bush, just at half the speed we are now, but still in the same direction.
Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at July 31, 2009 4:45 PMI've gotta agree with Perry - maybe they'd be in some but not serious jeopardy with GOPers like them that just lost the reins. Don't you take solace in the growing popular backlash against the full-speed gallop toward hell that mister "we won the election" has been spurring? [Got horses on the brain for some reason.] That wouldn't be happening under President McCain. The public would still be sleeping like they did when Bush was prez. Look where that got us.
Posted by: johngalt at July 31, 2009 6:31 PMPresident Bush vetoed the Schip expansion; President Oabam signed it. The 109th Congress was a sad affair that I cannot defend -- but things did not get any better when the gavels were handed over.
Posted by: jk at July 31, 2009 6:33 PMThat reminds me -- Bush also pushed for Part D and NCLB. Thanks trillions, George.
Oh, and the restrictions on Wall Street pay will be affecting my employer, even though we aren't a bank and sure as hell didn't get federal money.
Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at August 1, 2009 1:44 PM | What do you think? [4]