Buftex Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/tea-party-lawmakers-agonize-over-budget-1302662.html It seems Dems are not the only ones who have a problem with coming to terms with campaign promises and reality! Edited March 7, 2011 by Buftex
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/tea-party-lawmakers-agonize-over-budget-1302662.html It seems Dems are not the only ones who have a problem with coming to terms with campaign promises and reality! I don't think anyone ever argued that Democrats were the only ones with that problem. When reality hits campaign idealism, reality wins.
Gene Frenkle Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Time for Texas to do the right thing and just secede. That would trim a whole lot of fat from our Federal budget because, well, Texans are fat.
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Time for Texas to do the right thing and just secede. That would trim a whole lot of fat from our Federal budget because, well, Texans are fat. Can they take CA with them? Hell...and Montana and Idaho. May as well get rid of all the nuts.
Buftex Posted March 7, 2011 Author Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) It cracks me up that Rick Perry thinks Texas should be held up as an example of how to budget...I love Austin, but I really loathe this cocky state, overall. Oh yeah, I am fat too! Edited March 7, 2011 by Buftex
Gene Frenkle Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 On a more serious note, who could have predicted that the Tea Party folks wouldn't be able to live up to their pie-in-the-sky campaign promises? It would be funny if it weren't so very sad and predictable.
Booster4324 Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Can they take CA with them? Hell...and Montana and Idaho. May as well get rid of all the nuts. And Washington DC
Gene Frenkle Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Oh yeah, I am fat too! Don't worry, much of America is right there with you!
Buftex Posted March 7, 2011 Author Posted March 7, 2011 Don't worry, much of America is right there with you! Does that make me a patriot?
IDBillzFan Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 On a more serious note, who could have predicted that the Tea Party folks wouldn't be able to live up to their pie-in-the-sky campaign promises? It would be funny if it weren't so very sad and predictable. I agree. I'd suggest we put them all in Gitmo for a month if it weren't already closed down.
Magox Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Does that make me a patriot? No, it makes you a fat ass.
Gene Frenkle Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 I agree. I'd suggest we put them all in Gitmo for a month if it weren't already closed down. That's all you got? Where's the revolution you've been talking about all these months dude?
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 That's all you got? Where's the revolution you've been talking about all these months dude? How about: Obama just reinstated military tribunals at Gitmo. But like I said earlier...reality intersecting idealism. In both cases.
Gene Frenkle Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 How about: Obama just reinstated military tribunals at Gitmo. But like I said earlier...reality intersecting idealism. In both cases. Reality sucks. Obama homers have as much crow to eat as Tea Party fanboys like LABillz. Who wins? Nobody.
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Reality sucks. Obama homers have as much crow to eat as Tea Party fanboys like LABillz. Who wins? Nobody. The problem is that they made promises they couldn't keep in the first place. The situation with Gitmo was so utterly predictable that I believe I predicted it.
IDBillzFan Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Reality sucks. Obama homers have as much crow to eat as Tea Party fanboys like LABillz. Who wins? Nobody. So now you're somewhere in the middle of Obama homers and tea party folks? Dude, that's rich. :lol:
Gene Frenkle Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 So now you're somewhere in the middle of Obama homers and tea party folks? Dude, that's rich. :lol: I simply dislike the right more than I dislike the left. It's not like my signature contains quotes about pushing liberals down stairs. It's not like every single post I write is infused at its core with red or blue rhetoric like some here. Answer the question and stop deflecting. Where's the revolution that's going to save the country after that huge victory in the midterms? Looks like more of the same so far to me, which is exactly what I told you when you were all excited 4-5 months ago.
3rdnlng Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 I simply dislike the right more than I dislike the left. It's not like my signature contains quotes about pushing liberals down stairs. It's not like every single post I write is infused at its core with red or blue rhetoric like some here. Answer the question and stop deflecting. Where's the revolution that's going to save the country after that huge victory in the midterms? Looks like more of the same so far to me, which is exactly what I told you when you were all excited 4-5 months ago. Well, there is a little going on in states like Wisconsin and Ohio. Have you heard about it?
Gene Frenkle Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Well, there is a little going on in states like Wisconsin and Ohio. Have you heard about it? Yes, those are going quite well.
IDBillzFan Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 (edited) I simply dislike the right more than I dislike the left. It's not like my signature contains quotes about pushing liberals down stairs. It's not like every single post I write is infused at its core with red or blue rhetoric like some here. Answer the question and stop deflecting. Where's the revolution that's going to save the country after that huge victory in the midterms? Looks like more of the same so far to me, which is exactly what I told you when you were all excited 4-5 months ago. You think you have some amazing insight because you managed to predict that some politicians wouldn't keep their promise? Really? Do you give yourself an extra cookie for that keen insight? The best part of the mid-terms is that the WH no longer has carte blanche to do whatever the hell it pleases, like pass a signature health care bill that as of today actually approved MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND waivers for friends of Obama to be exempt from it in its first year. Can you imagine passing a bill SO AMAZING that your own friends are lining up to get a waiver from it? You can call that red or blue rhetoric. I call it truth. You're welcome to argue it if you'd like. The other amazing part of the mid-terms is how many states flipped not just governorships, but entire state legislatures, all of which are working to curb their own spending. You may think what's happening in Ohio and Wisconsin aren't going well, but let's give it a little time so the reality sets in that unions can no help elect people who literally take money directly from state employees to be passed on back to unions to be passed back to progressive candidate campaigns. Should be fun to watch. In fact, it's already fun to watch. Revolution? No. Full-goose-bozo ass-kicking of progressive ideals? Absofreakinglutely. And for the record, watching you try to pass yourself off as a moderate Democrat is beyond laughable. But you keep saying it. Maybe someone here will believe it one day. Like pBills. Edited March 7, 2011 by LABillzFan
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