Remember when Dubya was arguing for those Tax Cuts during the 2000 election because the economy was so good that “folks deserved some of their money back”? (He stated during the debates that he refused to believe there would be a downturn in the economy – It’s the judgement, Stupid!…but I digress before I’ve even begun)…And then after he was “elected’ and the economy went south he again argued for Tax Cuts this time because they were needed to jumpstart the slumping economy.
That’s the GOP Win-Win Spin-Spin. Same set of plans no matter what the circumstances. Just find any appropriate justification for what you wanted to do in the first place.
It’s ideology in place of reality. Only the policy matters. Not the reasons for them. They want what they want, and it has nothing to do with you or me, or the “problem” they claim to be trying to solve.
Such reckless behavior is, of course, at work in Iraq where the plan moves ahead and the people who implemented them stay in place no matter how different circumstances on the ground may be from what they actually assumed to begin with. The architects of the plan stay in place no matter the results. Full steam ahead. Critics are just unpatriotic or partisan or insane (Gore enjoyed that honor this week) or otherwise enemies of the state or freedom or whatever the GOP Attacking Point of the Week is.
And now let’s bring it back home.
If you’re having trouble following along (and I know there are a lot of Rightwingers who follow this blog) I’ll type slowly, so pay attention:
I’m certain you’ve heard by now what a terrific job George W. Bush is doing to fight Terrorism because “there have been no terrorist attacks on American soil since 9/11” (never mind the anthrax thing, we don’t know who did it, so it doesn’t count or something I guess, and there I go digressing again). I’m sure you’ve either hard someone selling you the line, or in the case of the Rightwingers, you’ve likely tried to sell it yourself on numerous occasions.
So George W. Bush is The Man for Us because he’s kept the “homeland” safe from Terror. Okay, keep following…
Yesterday Ashcroft (apparently unbeknownst to Ridge, but let’s not digress yet again) announced the latest Terror Threat that is supposed to scare the crap out of us!!!! He told us an attack is coming — “90% ready” in fact — and we should get prepared for it or look out for it or whatever the hell we’re supposed to do about it.
Now, should this “spectacular attack” occur prior to the Elections, does anybody — on any side of the political fence — think for a second that such an attack wouldn’t be the newest reason for why “we need to re-elect George W. Bush as President”? He will, no doubt, be then spun as “the tough man we need in these difficult times in wake of this horrible attack.”
Got it?
He deserves to be re-elected because we haven’t had an attack since 9/11. Unless we get attacked again. In which case, he deserves to be re-elected because we need him to keep us safe.
The GOP Win-Win Spin-Spin! Brought to you by the Freedom Loving GOP! A solution for every problem! It’s simple, because it’s the same solution for every problem!
It’s easier to keep things straight that way anyway. And frankly, given the folks left that could possible think George W. Bush deserves re-election at this point, they better keep things nice and simple, Stupid.
"Remember when Dubya was arguing for those Tax Cuts during the 2000 election because the economy was so good that "folks deserved some of their money back"?"
No, I don’t. I remember conservatives arguing prior to the 2000 election, but not Bush.
Anyhow, it’s not relevant. The tax cuts serve both purposes: To increase growth and pull us out of recession, as you’re seeing now; or to eliminate surpluses, thusly spurring more private sector growth.
Having a budget surplus is like getting a big tax refund. You feel great until you realize you’d given the government an interest free loan.
Two rules, lefties:
Tax cuts= good for free market economies.
Income redistribution= good for communist systems (until, of course their systems crumble, eg. the USSR.)
By the way, the "tax cuts for the richest Americans" don’t really apply to the richest Americans. People like the Kennedys and the Kerrys live on tax free investments, for the most part.
Brad:
This is a good blog, even though you’re always wrong. I’m going to link it on the Blog of Truth, so you’ll have some readership. If you object, let me know and I’ll remove it.
But please don’t reciprocate. I don’t want your "hate-ist" crowd coming over the BOT.
"No, I don’t. I remember conservatives arguing prior to the 2000 election, but not Bush."
Then either have your head in the ground, or you are embarrasingly uninformed.
Bush intro’d his Tax Cut plan in Dec. of 1999.
You can find details here for a start:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/w...21399-idx.html
Plus, one more definition for you:
Balanced Budget= Good for everyone. Allows for optional $200 Billion wars without tanking the entire system and bankrupting generations of Americans.
In any case, glad you’ve decided to stop by, and happy to have a link from your Blog. I’ll honor your request to not reciprocate the link, as I’m sure I’ve already sent enough Lefties by in the DemocraticUnderground.com article of mine that they ran with a pointer to your Blog.
Come back soon…feel free to keep me as honest as you think I should be kept. Your opinions – as off-base and unsupported as they normally are – usually speak well for themselves.