Ahem.. they were in charge of the House they were not in charge of the
Senate... and thank God he put in tax cuts!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Control_of_the_U.S._House_
of_Representatives.PNG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Control_of_the_U.S._Senate
.PNG
And I would if only all the stimulus dollars had made a positive effect so
that folks would spend some of their money on preventive health care rather
than luxury items! ;-)
Lester
On Jun 2, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Larry Daniels wrote:
> Nice try, Lester, but wrong. Both wars were started during GWB's first
> term -- when both Congress and the Senate plus the White House were
> controlled by Republicans. There were three major tax cuts during Bush's
> time: EGTRRA of 2001, JCWAA of 2002 and JGTRRA of 2003. All of these also
> were during his first term when the Republicans controlled the House and
> Senate.
>
> Now go drill some teeth. ;-)
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lester
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 10:19 AM
> Cc: spridgets_autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Toilet Energy, No LBC
>
> ... and that would be the last administration with the last Congress in
> which
> a young untested non-voting generally public servant (HAH!) voted for
this??
> That uhh.. Democrat controlled one??
>
> Lester
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2011, at 7:52 AM, Larry Daniels wrote:
>
>> I have heard war described as when young men die to fight old men's
>> battles.
>> And when it is over, we don't find who was right -- only who is left.
>>
>> The last administration started two wars and instead of raising taxes to
>> pay
>> for them, as has always been done before, they LOWERED taxes. Naturally,
>> the resulting debt and the worst recession since the Great Depression was
>> Obama's fault. Amazing how that works.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave KK7SS
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 11:47 PM
>> To: spridgets_autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Toilet Energy, No LBC
>>
>> I always favored the idea that we let the Politicians who
>> start/promote/declare the wars, fight the wars.
>> Put them in a closed arena, supply the arms (swords, maces, halberds,
>> pikes -- you know, the good stuff) and see who wins and if they like it.
>>
>> --
>> Dave G KK7SS
>> DN06ig Richland, WA
>>
>> '59 Morris Minor 1000
>> '65 Sprite - in process
>> '76 Midget - shared with my #4 son.
>> '06 Honda Civic Hybrid
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Hal Faulkner" <frog.aye at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Yes, and let's include paying upfront for each and every war we decide to
>> engage in! I bet if we got hit with a tax surcharge to begin with the
>> politicians would have a more difficult time starting, I mean entering,
>> wars.
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