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merrily

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20. I agree with you, but we did also surge in both wars without raising revenues and

Reply to JaneyVee (Reply #13)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 02:22 AM

Jan 2013

a great deal of that was bipartisan.

Many Democrats in Congress voted for all of it--Iraq, Afghanistan, WOT, including the surges, but did not vote for tax increases until just now and in fact voted for cuts in 2010.

IOW, I am not objecting to the idea of raising revenues. I am taking issue with blaming it on Republicans annd only Republicans.

I can easily see how that helps politicians, but I am not at all sure how that helps the rest of us.

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Nobody cares about the national debt.... [View all] IWelcome TheirHatred Jan 2013 OP

I was with you until the last sentence and maybe even then. merrily Jan 2013 #1

Debt-ceiling hostage takers... IWelcome TheirHatred Jan 2013 #3

It was the Republicans who held the previous debt-ceiling hostage and cause the downgrade... TheProgressive Jan 2013 #4

We are working off some of the same facts, but may see them differently. merrily Jan 2013 #5

Ok, can you translate that into standard logical English please... TheProgressive Jan 2013 #9

I believe the problems with the credit rating had, and continues to have, causes broader than merrily Jan 2013 #11

My apologies... But, on to the topic... TheProgressive Jan 2013 #14

Thanks for the apology. On the topic: I felt a goalpost move. merrily Jan 2013 #19

if republicans care about the debt they would never have supported shrub's tax cuts. unblock Jan 2013 #2

Or Obama's 2010 tax cuts? merrily Jan 2013 #7

You said the magic word Fumesucker Jan 2013 #22

That would have done that with any Democratic President. merrily Jan 2013 #23

If Republicans cared about deficits they wouldn't have started 2 wars without raising revenue. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #6

Or "surged" in either of those wars without raising revenues? merrily Jan 2013 #8

At LEAST make an attempt. Starting 2 wars while lowering taxes? This isn't rocket science. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #13

I agree with you, but we did also surge in both wars without raising revenues and merrily Jan 2013 #20

But it was a complete Republican administration investigation that promised/lied about WMD's . JaneyVee Jan 2013 #21

Bottom line, it was a bipartisan decision. merrily Jan 2013 #24

Yes, based on false pretenses drummed up by a complete republican administration. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #25

???? bongbong Jan 2013 #26

I've read many comments by Repubs about the need to reduce spending. Kaleva Jan 2013 #10

You have not read those comments from anyone but Republicans? merrily Jan 2013 #12

My Rep is a Republican and lots of Republicans posting on his Facebook page... Kaleva Jan 2013 #15

Flashback. Igel Jan 2013 #16

Total nonsense IWelcome TheirHatred Jan 2013 #17

True, the dollar is the benchmark. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #18