Obama administration still no good at mathematics...

[j2k4]

Yes, you reject the freedom to fail, favoring government intervention.

You concurrently surrender the freedom to excel.

[clocker]

Tripe.
Tell me, how was allowing BP to fail a good thing?

[l33tpirata13]

Speaking of being bad at math...

Republicans refuse to extend unemployment benefits because it would add $30-some billion to the deficit but are adamant about retaining Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy which would add nearly $700 billion to the deficit. There also doesn't seem to be any Republican interest in offsetting the costs of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars either (approx. $2 billion/week).

They're not just bad at math, they're bad at being human.

Yet you assert that liberals are more human just because they hew to a precept that says Rules and money, THAT'S the ticket.

You literally reject freedom.

And you, hiding in the corner...pirate-person - what have you to add?

i find it kinda hard to call DEMS more human, since they are pretty much spineless.

But, getting back to the point, how can you defend the republican party being the "fiscally conservative" party? or for being the "party of moral values"? Do you remember Fall '08? The stock market crashed and the "big bailout" was applauded by ALL republicans. 'Member? Or how about all the republican candidates "pretending" to be "Moral" for their christian conservative constituents while RENTING OUT gay men for pleasure? Defend it, please do.

[clocker]

Or how about all the republican candidates "pretending" to be "Moral" for their christian conservative constituents while RENTING OUT gay men for pleasure? Defend it, please do.

That's a totally losing argument.
For every depraved Republican, there's a Dem to match...they're all just people, subject to the same moral lapses.

The point I was raising is the incredible discrepancy between what Republicans claim and what they do...the opposition to extending unemployment benefits due to "deficit" worries while simultaneously pushing for tax cuts for the wealthy which would increase the deficit by 20 times the amount.

I'm sure that once Kev has finished his Ayn Rand Cliff's Notes he'll chime in.

[l33tpirata13]

Or how about all the republican candidates "pretending" to be "Moral" for their christian conservative constituents while RENTING OUT gay men for pleasure? Defend it, please do.

That's a totally losing argument.
For every depraved Republican, there's a Dem to match...they're all just people, subject to the same moral lapses.

The point I was raising is the incredible discrepancy between what Republicans claim and what they do...the opposition to extending unemployment benefits due to "deficit" worries while simultaneously pushing for tax cuts for the wealthy which would increase the deficit by 20 times the amount.

I'm sure that once Kev has finished his Ayn Rand Cliff's Notes he'll chime in.

I did point out the first Bailout didnt I? The moral argument is more of a side note.
is it a losing argument? maybe so, but i dont see many dems running on Moral standards like republicans. republicans bank on appeal to Chrisitian Conservatives. you think they'd have a chance in hell to win if they were socially liberal like their dem counterparts? I doubt pat robinson would endorse if that was the case. I also doubt many republican voters understand ANYTHING in regards to the financial system. they vote for who they think Jesus would vote for. Republicans know that, and play the part.

[devilsadvocate]

For every depraved Republican, there's a Dem to match...they're all just people, subject to the same moral lapses.

I agree, but I don't see Democratic platforms wanting to criminalize those moral lapses, like the GOP wants to here in Texas, not all moral lapses, just the homosexual moral lapses. Not to mention countrywide candidates for Republican nominations.

[clocker]

Which is another glaring inconsistency in the Right's agenda.
"Keep government out of my life except to enforce the moral code I approve of".
They will froth at the mouth defending their (perceived) 2nd Amendment rights but gladly cede habeus corpus or secret electronic monitoring without qualm.

They are a wacky group, those right-wing folk.

[clocker]

Gee, I don't know...why don't you google it and see.