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cthulu2016

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27. Dean is, on the economy, a fool
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 03:10 PM
Dec 2012

Everything he has had to say about the "cliff" has been deeply dumb.

I have heard him say, with my own ears, that if the cliff caused a recession it would be okay because we would come out of it stronger because the deficit would be smaller.

Incredible ignorance.

I am glad he is not president.

My impression of DU is that it does nothing as a whole, or in lockstep, djean111 Dec 2012 #1
your premise is false Enrique Dec 2012 #2
nice stirring the pot quinnox Dec 2012 #3
Did he define "other considerations?" R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #4
I think Dean has an understanding that our economy and fiscal policies are in trouble. Hoyt Dec 2012 #5
Unfortunately many have "felt some pain". dogman Dec 2012 #28
You can't fill the hole that exists now by taxing the 2%, or even taking everything they have. Hoyt Dec 2012 #29
Taxing the 98% would have an opposite effect. dogman Dec 2012 #32
Wealthy won't suffer much. Poor and middle class, a bunch. Hoyt Dec 2012 #35
we can certainly balance the budget that way hfojvt Dec 2012 #40
yes and no, he is a deficit hawk because he says go over the cliff LSK Dec 2012 #6
I'm not sure where "You are WRONG" came from muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #16
You are wrong about medicare. former9thward Dec 2012 #20
Who disagrees with him? Terry_M Dec 2012 #7
Quote? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #8
Is there *one* national figure whom DUers have not thrown under the bus at one time or another? Cirque du So-What Dec 2012 #9
He is a deficit hawk in that Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #10
Why did the party abandon Dean's 50 state strategy? leftstreet Dec 2012 #11
This sure would of prevented a lot of GOP damage today. FarPoint Dec 2012 #14
But then the Democrats would have no one to blame leftstreet Dec 2012 #18
They didn't get the vote out. FarPoint Dec 2012 #24
OT- but, it is "would have" NOT "would of"... stlsaxman Dec 2012 #21
You certainly are sorry. FarPoint Dec 2012 #23
For your pleasure my friend... FarPoint Dec 2012 #25
pretty good stuff! stlsaxman Dec 2012 #42
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #12
Is that an anti-gay slur? banned from Kos Dec 2012 #19
No. But nice try. If Mrs. Blankfein were running Goldman Sachs I would Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2012 #22
and another thing, most of DU was a deficit hawk for most of the 2000s LSK Dec 2012 #13
Being a deficit hawk makes more sense when the economy is growing muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #17
I see where Dean is coming from PennsylvaniaMatt Dec 2012 #15
Our budget will nearly be balanced in two years by going over. pa28 Dec 2012 #26
Dean is, on the economy, a fool cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #27
Over the Bloody Cliff! ellisonz Dec 2012 #30
I kinda hope so.. fadedrose Dec 2012 #31
I think that if we go over it... ellisonz Dec 2012 #33
I think that the only damage done will be to those whose taxes will go higher... fadedrose Dec 2012 #41
Gov Dean is correct. kentuck Dec 2012 #34
What actual negative economic effect is the debt having cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #37
A better question may be? kentuck Dec 2012 #39
He's always been a deficit hawk democrattotheend Dec 2012 #36
The reason is that 2012 is not 2004 cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #38
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