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HughBeaumont

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7. Spending restraint?

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Wed Apr 11, 2012, 12:16 PM

Apr 2012

Bewsh doubled the National Debt on folly wars and so wealthy people could get an extra lottery in tax savings every year to add to their lottery compensations.

But hey, with all of that extra green in their pockets, at least job creation skyrocketed during that time . . .. oh wait . .. . . . .

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More like Jabba the Nut... Taverner Apr 2012 #4

ROFL!!!! CatWoman Apr 2012 #8

Lol! XanaDUer Apr 2012 #15

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A Big shit house talking up an even bigger dumb ass Rambis Apr 2012 #3

I knew Christie was a bullying, arrogant, loudmouthed hifiguy Apr 2012 #5

He also fell asleep at Bruce's concert at MSG. Ingrate....n/t monmouth Apr 2012 #6

Spending restraint? HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #7

Spending doesn't count as spending if you call it... JHB Apr 2012 #9

"emergency supplemental appropriations" HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #11

Why that's exactly what's in the Republican-to-English dictionary! JHB Apr 2012 #13

Geez, because we have no memory of watching the economy go to shit during Bushco*? DCKit Apr 2012 #10

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Awesome. mac56 Apr 2012 #14