[Vision2020] Moscow Tea Party

[Tom Hansen]

Gee, g -

I credited you with more intellect than quoting a right-wing blog to 
substaniate your ill-founded claim.

But, then you consistently stay true to form.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> Obama's Out of Control Spending Dwarfs the Wasted AIG Bailout Money
> March 17, 2009 10:21 AM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link | Print
> By Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street blog
> 
> President Obama's profligate spending habits are starting to look an 
awful 
> lot like his predecessor's, and that's not good. Here, for example, are 
> three things the president did yesterday. These are three things that 
simply 
> cannot be done simultaneously with a straight face:
> 
> First, the President expressed outrage over the horrendous abuse of 
> government bailout money by insurance giant AIG-the same issue that has 
the 
> rest of official Washington zooming off into outer space:
> 
>   President Obama vowed to "pursue every legal avenue to block these 
> bonuses." But that pledge might have came too late. About $165 million 
in 
> retention payments went out Friday to employees at Financial Products, 
after 
> numerous discussions with the Treasury Department and the Federal 
Reserve.
> 
> Problem with his outrage is, the government funds were used as bonuses 
on 
> Mr. Obama's watch. President Obama could legitimately object to $165 
million 
> in wasteful government spending
> 
> if he weren't simultaneously in the process of committing waste on a 
much 
> grander scale.
> 
>   Obama's budget proposes a $1.75 trillion deficit to lift the country 
out 
> of recession and lay the groundwork for healthcare reform and other big 
> initiatives. Republicans and some conservative Democrats are concerned 
about 
> the record spending...
> 
> And the President cannot be all things to all people, expanding funding 
for 
> a wide variety of programs at the same time.
> 
>   President Obama pledged Monday to make good on his promise to 
transform 
> the Department of Veterans Affairs and said he would "dramatically 
improve" 
> mental health aid. Flanked by Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, 
the 
> president said his budget calls for a $25 billion increase in funding 
for 
> the VA over the next five years - a commitment that will be tested by 
the 
> needs of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
> 
> I'm not saying veterans should not be high up on the list of priorities. 
> They should be, but one has to limit priorities. The war in Iraq 
continues 
> to cost more than $10 billion dollars per month, the president is 
boosting 
> the number of troops in Afghanistan, expanding health care spending and 
> recreating the New Deal (hundreds of thousands if not millions of 
federal 
> jobs) all at once. Does the phrase "hyper inflation" ring a bell? If you 
> don't know what it means, you will in due time.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow Tea Party
> 
> 
> > So, let me see if I have this right.
> >
> > Roger Falen is suggesting that . . .
> >
> > Barack Obama's four months in office is equally responsible as George
> > Bush's ninety-six months in office?
> >
> > If not, please explain how it is (to any degree) the responsibility of
> > Barack Obama's administration.
> >
> > The bailout of banks was formulated and commenced prior to January 20,
> > 2009.
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> > "So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget 
to
> > have fun doin' it.  Lord, let your laughter ring forth.  Be outrageous,
> > ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can
> > produce.  And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the 
sheer
> > joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun 
it
> > was."
> >
> > - Molly
> > Ivins
> >
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"So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to 
have fun doin' it.  Lord, let your laughter ring forth.  Be outrageous, 
ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can 
produce.  And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer 
joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it 
was."

- Molly
Ivins

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