Are Republicans mean?

Bunning's stated position on the unemployment bill was correct, and I am not inclined to look further.

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Bunning's stated position on the unemployment bill was correct, and I am not inclined to look further.

How convenient!

Cycloptichorn

I'm not inclined to answer any further then that. After all, I made a perfectly valid statement regarding the convenience of your newfound budget-hawk status. By your criteria, further analysis or discussion of the issue is immaterial. I'm actually surprised you would ask; do you not see the incongruity between your stated position and your request for more information?

Cycloptichorn

Bunning's stated position on the unemployment bill was correct, and I am not inclined to look further. Half the people who voted for the bill or for most other bills probably have secretly selfish and base reasons too. Bunning's stated position made sense. What he actually accomplished was to call attention for the need to match some of these big expenditures by cutting other expenditures.

Sorry, but bullshit justifications aren't really worth commenting on. You've decided that intellectual incuriosity is the way to go on this issue, because it's more convenient for you to keep your focus very narrow then it is to examine the larger picture, which would provide a better overall understanding of the situation.

Besides, what you wrote doesn't actually make any sense. I wonder if you understand that the point of Stimulus spending is that it isn't paid for. Otherwise it's just normal spending.

Cycloptichorn

Cycloptichorn wrote:

Sorry, but bullshit justifications aren't really worth commenting on. You've decided that intellectual incuriosity is the way to go on this issue, because it's more convenient for you to keep your focus very narrow then it is to examine the larger picture, which would provide a better overall understanding of the situation.

Besides, what you wrote doesn't actually make any sense. I wonder if you understand that the point of Stimulus spending is that it isn't paid for. Otherwise it's just normal spending.

Cycloptichorn

My feeling is that Congress cannot go on irresponsibly adding huge sums to the deficit and national debt, outside of a direct and relatively immediate danger to our national survival.

Brandon9000 wrote:

Cycloptichorn wrote:

Sorry, but bullshit justifications aren't really worth commenting on. You've decided that intellectual incuriosity is the way to go on this issue, because it's more convenient for you to keep your focus very narrow then it is to examine the larger picture, which would provide a better overall understanding of the situation.

Besides, what you wrote doesn't actually make any sense. I wonder if you understand that the point of Stimulus spending is that it isn't paid for. Otherwise it's just normal spending.

Cycloptichorn

My feeling is that Congress cannot go on irresponsibly adding huge sums to the deficit and national debt, outside of a direct and relatively immediate danger to our national survival.

Your complaints are hollow. You didn't say one ******* word about adding to the debt when it was done under the title 'Bush tax cuts' or 'Iraq war.' You know you didn't.

This is why you and your ideological allies are not taken seriously when you announce your new-found 'feelings' on the issue. We do not believe that you are sincere. Your past actions tell us that you are not sincere. And there is an extremely compelling reason for you to be insincere - it gives you (in this case I mean more your politicians then you personally) the opportunity to knock the Democrats.

Cycloptichorn

Why shouldn't responsible members of Congress begin putting some pressure on the less reponsible members to stop adding to the deficit?

His publicity stunt was bad for everyone except himself. It was especially bad for Republicans, who now look like the obstructionists the Democrats claim they are and he picked a really bad subject to take a stand on (unemployment benefits, now he sounds heartless). It helps nobody but himself by drawing attention to him.

Man I need to build that nested quote removal feature already. Other forums like vbulletin have it, and we sure need it.

Brandon9000 wrote:

Why shouldn't responsible members of Congress begin putting some pressure on the less reponsible members to stop adding to the deficit?

The idea isn't wrong, but there is a time and a place for everything. Good financial discipline is a good idea but if I hold you up in a burning building to preach to you about it you might take very strong exception with the time and place I decided to deliver it.

His publicity stunt was bad for everyone except himself. It was especially bad for Republicans, who now look like the obstructionists the Democrats claim they are and he picked a really bad subject to take a stand on (unemployment benefits, now he sounds heartless). It helps nobody but himself by drawing attention to him.