Who to believe:
From a Toady Perspective
On paper, President Obama’s new $3.7 trillion budget is encouraging. It makes a number of tough choices to cut the deficit by a projected $1.1 trillion over 10 years, which is enough to prevent an uncontrolled explosion of debt in the next decade and, as a result, reduce the risk of a fiscal crisis.
The questions are whether its tough choices are also wise choices and whether it stands a chance in a Congress in which Republicans, who now dominate the House, are obsessed with making indiscriminate short-term cuts in programs they never liked anyway. The Republican cuts would eviscerate vital government functions while not having any lasting impact on the deficit.
The Cee Lo Green Budget
This was supposed to be the moment we were all waiting for. After three years of historic deficits that have added almost $4.5 trillion to the national debt, President Obama was finally going to get serious about fiscal discipline. Instead, what landed on Congress’s doorstep on Monday was a White House budget that increases deficits above the spending baseline for the next two years. Hosni Mubarak was more in touch with reality last Thursday night.
The White House actually touts as tight-fisted a budget proposing a record $1.645 trillion deficit for fiscal 2011, due largely to a new surge in spending to 25.3% of GDP. That’s more spending than in any year since 1945. Federal debt held by the public—the kind we have to pay back—will rise to 75.1% in 2012, which is the highest since 1951 and more than double what it was as recently as 2007.
Darren, I’m glad you’re feeling better. Take good care of yourself and stay out of my stash, be it coffee or otherwise.
Sleep well, Darren, and God bless you and your family.
My self-imposed bed time has come about so it’s time to retire.
G’night all.
This one’s for bob (emphasis mine); Liberals tend to set up equality as the highest good. Equality is the end goal of most liberal policy. The conservative asks, “Why does that idea become valued over all others?” Equality is certainly good, but as a highest end and goal, it can lead to devastating consequences. Likewise, the pure libertarian (as opposed… Read more »
I can’t even imagine what your wife and those kids with the great names would do without you. Couldn’t give Dad hugs when he comes home. 🙁 Thanks for the message of love with a compliment to the family. We are (the family unit) very blessed to have one another. My oldest son just got accepted to a Math/Science magnet… Read more »
Liberal foreign policy naivity:
Step 1: Speak nice of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Step 2: Speak mean about the Israeli’s.
Step 3: Expect a happier world.
Report: U.S. to join UN Security Council statement rebuking Israel over settlements
Darren, I think everyone who lurks on Hammy’s Couch was 1) stunned to hear your news, then 2) glad you are OK, and finally 3) hopes that your medication and dietary changes will get you past this episode. I can’t even imagine what your wife and those kids with the great names would do without you.
Shannon; I’m doing great, thanks for asking. Tomorrow will be one week soda free for me. I’ve also (cover wagonburner’s ears) abstained from bacon thus far. While I don’t plan at all from never indulging in bacon ever again (you can uncover wagon’s ears now), I think colas, Mountain Dew, etc. have seen its final days in my tummy. If… Read more »
Darren
I rarely catch Dennis Miller on the radio but did so yesterday and a caller was discussing his experiences with TIAs, which started am entire segment or two of discussion/callers about stroke. The one caller’s description of her experience mirrored yours.
I wish y’all would quit killin my hoss. I’m gettin tired of using the bunches of them unused kitty lives to keep him going.
How are you doing, Darren?
A mutilated mare perhaps?
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Thanks for the invite, sir. Have a safe ride. Hope to see you on the other side of the wall. When Texpat and I were kids, we’d run flat out on top of that wall pretending it was a moving train we were robbing or saving. 🙂
In the wake of Egypt’s “fall”, one must keep a vigilant eye on the Muslim Brotherhood. Ron Radosh wrote an excellent piece on Pajamas Media regarding the reality of the MB and out current crop of liberal elite journalists not getting it. That is a way of dealing with evidence that seems to be par for course for a new… Read more »
Well…..at least it’s a new dead horse.
As for the female abuse, any person, but let’s isolate the male speciies for this, and yes, it absolutely includes me…If any man sets out to beat Mrs. Darren, he’s liable to get his xchest riddled with holes.
Dang, I love that woman.
#47;
And doing so whikle shouting, “God is greast!” in their best German.
#63;
Must explain their fetish for crucifixes.
I refudiate the notion that civilized Christians anywhere in the world practise FGM. I did a bit of googling and only found one reference to it occurring among “Christians” and that was in SUDAN. The following quote only applies to SUDAN.
http://www.alanguttmacher.org/pubs/journals/2707101.html#7a
#82
That time again, be overnitin’ Sunday at the park along the wall on 529 from entry gate to N Amtrhor Street. Drop round for a visit.
#4;
Yopu WILL remember to wash the bannister, won’t you? 🙂
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A liber-al-tarian
#34 Sarge In fact, I can provide information that it is practiced more by non-Arab Africans than it is by Arabs. Come on, Sarge, those black Africans where 80% of the women have FGM are MUSLIMS!!!! And I have seen stats that 80% of the married women in Eqypt have FGM also. Maybe the original primitive ideas to subjugate women… Read more »
#78 –
WD-40 Natch!!!!
MEGASNIKKER™
A woman scorned.
I know bob420 is full of shiite now.
“There are somethings that even duck tape cannot contain.”
Name one.
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We Lutherans are very cagey.
You could change the tenor. But that goes back to some of the discussion here today.
#74 Good luck with that. For Miss Bag of Chips and her friend, I have duck tape for the hands. There are somethings that even duck tape can not contain. However, the kids should restrain such activities to appropriate places. I’ll probably ditch choir practice tonight. I have more pots on the work stove than I can stir, and didn’t… Read more »
Although I have one student who is exceptionally interested in Buddhism and even more so in the “snake church,” where members handle snakes as part of their worship.
For him, I have duck tape for the mouth.
For Miss Bag of Chips and her friend, I have duck tape for the hands.
Okay, it’s been fun,but I am off to run some errands and then I must teach my religious faith to a room full of mushy brained teenagers.
I shall try to avoid the topics of genital mutilation, honor killings, domestic violence, and the dark topics of that ilk.
When’s the last time you saw a news story about a Lutheran who killed his sister or daughter because she wanted to date a Presbyterian?
And we’re walking….
ROFLOL
Honor killings were never condoned by any Christian church I am aware of at any time. Islam now is close to where the Catholic church was during the Spanish Inquisition; Islam seems stuck there. Like I said. All I need do is go to some Evangelical Atheist website and I’ll find some. Lev 21:9 And the daughter of any priest,… Read more »
Again, it was mentioned in the excerpt I posted. I never commented on that aspect. By your strange logic (or lack thereof), by including that, I am actually agreeing with your premise regarding mutilation, genital, female.
Try to pay attention and keep up with the tour group.
And we’re walking….
#66 🙂
Since you’re being a bit obtuse, I’ll repost the section in question with the original highlights that point out what I was emphasizing. In Arab and Islamic countries, domestic violence is not yet considered a major concern despite its increasing frequency and serious consequences. Surveys in Egypt, Palestine, Israel and Tunisia show that at least one out of three women… Read more »
Wish he would just bow out.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
I knew Obumbler has bowed to world leaders but I didn’t know he was a serial bower.
http://drlillianglass.com/body-language-blog/2011/01/20/president-obama%e2%80%99s-bowing-body-language-to-chinese-leader-hu-jintao-may-weaken-public-perception-at-home-and-abroad/
#61 Sarge: This is not to say that Islam has a long way to go, but right now it is, in general, right where Christianity was about 300 years ago. Honor killings were never condoned by any Christian church I am aware of at any time. Islam now is close to where the Catholic church was during the Spanish Inquisition;… Read more »
Since you’re being a bit obtuse, I’ll repost the section in question with the original highlights that point out what I was emphasizing. In Arab and Islamic countries, domestic violence is not yet considered a major concern despite its increasing frequency and serious consequences. Surveys in Egypt, Palestine, Israel and Tunisia show that at least one out of three women… Read more »
Ummmm– you mean this part: However, a fair reading of the Koran shows that wife abuse, like genital mutilation and “honour killings” are a result of culture rather than religion. Or is there another? Because, I’ve already shown where I can find the same kinds of examples and attitudes in other cultures, including Christian ones. Unless you want to claim… Read more »
#36 Sarge: From the article you linkied: “ERIC”: I went home for Christmas, Greg, and all my friend had real jobs. When I told them I worked for Media Matters they were like, what’s that? I told them what my job was, they all felt sorry for me. My old college roommate charity [does] work in Africa and when he… Read more »
If you read my comment, it’s pretty clear what I was talking about. I even highlighted it.
My apologies.
What type of mutilation were you talking about, and how prevalent is it in the Muslim world?
I understand it was in my link. Where did I make a claim one way or the other?
Where have I mentioned female genital mutilation? Have you read the link? One more time: Female circumcision is currently practiced in at least 28 countries stretching across the center of Africa north of the equator; it is not found in southern Africa or in the Arabic-speaking nations of North Africa, with the exception of Egypt.6 Female circumcision occurs among Muslims,… Read more »
Soylent Green is people!
I enjoyed all The Matrix movies, but they were scientifically flawed in several places. For example, human bodies must consume more energy than they are able to produce.
I wouldn’t call it artificial “intelligence” but this is a interesting example of technology advancement.
Well I guess I know where you’ve been lurking.
🙂