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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 04:52 PM
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GOP outraged over earmarks, not a peep about $1.6 trillion war or debt nearing $10 trillion
Edited on Tue Nov-13-07 04:53 PM by ProSense
Repubs are outraged about this (and they're the biggest culprits):




Repubs have no problem with this:




Repubs solution to stay the course, raise the debt ceiling]:




The only thing America can afford to pay for under Bush is WAR!

And the Repubs are cheering Bush!
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whistle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 04:59 PM
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1. How much of the Social Security trust fund has Bush used to pay for his wars
...I suspect ALL of it and thus the real national debt is well over $12.5 trillion now
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 05:04 PM
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2. He raided Social Security to
pay for his tax cut.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 05:10 PM
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3. No wonder he laughed so hard at Gore's idea of a "Lock Box"
Gore wanted SS funds to be completely locked up and only used for their designated purpose but as we all know he did not get selected....
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DCKit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-13-07 05:50 PM
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4. Thanks ProSense!
K&R for the learny toons (I just came up with that)
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