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   MarkA  wrote in news:pan.2013.03.08.14.58.23.503271   
   @nowhere.invalid:   
      
   > On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:02:24 +0000, Gray Guest wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Having an off day, GG?  That's a pretty lame reply, even for you.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> So there is NO area in government where they are doing things that   
   they   
   >>>> are not actually authorized by the Consitution, are wasteful, are   
   >>>> destructive to the general welfare and there are no instances of waste   
   >>>> fraud and abuse?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> In short it is not possible to cut spending even 1 penny, in fact it   
   is   
   >>>> not possible that the government cannot stop increasing in size and   
   >> scope?   
   >>>> And that we must keep spending far more than we raise in revenues and   
   >>>> continue to mire the country in debt and rob our children and   
   >>>> grandchildren of any possibility of properity.   
   >>>   
   >>> When did I *ever* say *any* of those things?  Of course there is waste   
   >>> in the government, just like there is waste at my local grocery store.   
   >>> And, I applaud efforts to evaluate programs for their need and   
   >>> efficiency, and making changes where appropriate.  (Like THAT ever   
   >>> happens!  Isn't there still some tax on the books that was passed to   
   >>> finance the Spanish-American war?) However, to think that we can   
   >>> eliminate the   
   >> deficit   
   >>> by cutting programs is ridiculous. The GOP's slavish adherence to the   
   >> idea   
   >>> that we must never raise taxes under any circumstances is absurd, and   
   >> only   
   >>> serves the interests of the ultra-wealthy, at the expense of everyone   
   >>> else.  It's pretty much the opposite of "punishing...honest and hard   
   >>> working people", as you claim.   
   >>>   
   >>> In other news, my 23 year old son was looking through our collection of   
   >>> recorded movies last night, and decided to re-watch "Aliens".  I wasn't   
   >>> really paying attention, but when I heard Sigourney Weaver say, "We'll   
   >>> nuke it from orbit.  It's the only way to be sure.", it made me think   
   of   
   >>> you.  Gruesome, eh?   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >> You voted for the ass hat who says it. You support the ass hats that say   
   >> it. You own it.   
   >   
   > Just because I voted for Obama, twice, doesn't mean that I'm obliged to   
   > agree with everything he says and does.  Nor do I ever recall hearing him   
   > say that there's no waste in government.  I *DO* recall hearing several   
   > GOPpers claim that raising taxes on businesses and multi-millionaires   
   > "kills jobs", which is a pretty obvious lie.  YOU own THAT.   
   >   
      
   Sure I'll own that it's true.   
      
   You own the lies, we own the truth.   
      
   Works for me.   
      
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   THEY GOT DENIED. Fuck Obama   
      
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