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Octafish

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9. Conservative in the sense of wanting to conserve the Treasury...

Reply to Rex (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 02:01 PM

Jan 2012

...for use on something other than payroll, my Friend.

In my typically clumsy way, I wanted to make a point that Democratic presidents used to believe in the power of government to do things to make life better. That requires more than people power, that requires compassion the Republican heart finds so difficult to find and vision that the conservative mind is unable to hold.

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Thanks for posting this... Good info to share widely! I made the link my facebook status peacebird Jan 2012 #1

Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but this is nothing for Democrats be proud of. Octafish Jan 2012 #2

So is the article saying Obama is more conservative then Ronny? Rex Jan 2012 #7

Conservative in the sense of wanting to conserve the Treasury... Octafish Jan 2012 #9

I've left the notion of 'Republican' and 'conservative' as being a complete body far behind me. Rex Jan 2012 #12

And during a Depression, that isn't good bragging rights.. glowing Jan 2012 #3

Computers have a lot to do with that bhikkhu Jan 2012 #4

Not necessarily apples to oranges BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #6

Shrub, from scratch, created the 2nd largest Department in history (DHS) BumRushDaShow Jan 2012 #5

Interesting: ProSense Jan 2012 #8

I work for the federal government, and we have seen a record number of retirements. In addition... Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #10

pfft!. . facty facts have no bearing on "conventional wisdom". .. . n/t annabanana Jan 2012 #11