[Vision2020] Moscow Tea Party

[g. crabtree]

Bonnie Erbe and U.S. news and World Report a right wing blog? I don't think 
any reasonable individual believes that to be true.

But then you would have a difficult time coming up to either of those 
standards, wouldn't you?

g
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: <jampot at roadrunner.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>; <thansen at moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow Tea Party


> 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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