America does not need a new New Deal or a stimulus package to rescue its foundering economy, Dr. Burt Folsom, a professor of history at Hillsdale College, and Steven Moore, a columnist with The Wall Street Journal, argued at the Metropolitan Club in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

President-elect Barack Obama, however, said in an address at George Mason University on Thursday that government spending is the only solution to the country’s economic woes, and advocated a stimulus package expected to cost taxpayers between $700 billion and $1.3 trillion.

“The question to address is, ‘Do we need a new New Deal?’” said Folsom. “No we don’t need a New Deal. The first reason we don’t need one is the most obvious: the old New Deal didn’t work. There is no reason to believe that a new New Feal would work any more equitably or would be more effective than the old New Deal. ”

Folsom said that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, which was a 1930s stimulus plan crafted to lift America out of the Depression and put people back to work, never did reduce unemployment.

Even Roosevelt’s treasury secretary, Henry Morgenthau, recognized that FDR’s stimulus spending did not work, said Folsom.

“Morgenthau, after being in charge of this economic debacle called the New Deal, finally sort of exploded in 1939 and said, ‘We are spending more money than we have ever spent before, and it does not work,” quoted Folsom. “‘I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job. I want to see people get enough to eat. We have never made good on our promises. I say after eight years of this administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started and an enormous debt, to boot.”

But in his speech, Obama argued that spending is the only way to solve the nation’s economic woes.

“It is true that we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or long-term growth. But at this particular moment, only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe,” said Obama. “Only government can break the cycle that is crippling our economy — where a lack of spending leads to lost jobs, which leads to even less spending; where an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit.”

Moore, a specialist on taxes and the economy, said that another New Deal would not help the economy and suggested Obama try implementing real tax cuts instead.

‘We need alternatives to the Obama stimulus plan,” said Moore. “We need to call for a one-year suspension of the income tax. If we want to see this economy recover, bring tax rates down to zero. We will get jobs.

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.a...

But here’s why…

Liberals have the luxury of being all emotive about everything! They don’t really need to make substantive statements that are backed up by facts. All they have to say are things like: “I feel that everyone needs to have health insurance!” “War is bad!” “Torture is horrendous under any circumstances!” “The death penalty is inhumane!” “We need to save the environment!” “Oil companies make obscene profits!” “We care about poor people!” “Guns are bad!” “Let’s go green!” “We need more funding for decrepit schools!” “Poor people don’t have a choice but to commit crimes!”

Ah, the liberal utopia where we save trees but kill babies…

Obamabots might know or might not know that Obama is not going to rescind the Bush Tax-cuts –as promised. You think they care? His election doesn’t remove the global threats that America faces. He is not going to close Gitmo (within the first 100 days)– as promised! Look, I can go on and on about his broken promises but… do you really think they care? Maybe the far lefties do…

You know why? Because it’s about the way Obama makes them feel. He is a master of deception. I give him mad props!!! He might even be better at mendacity than Clinton! Whew -now that's a tough record to break!

When I have discussions with my coworkers about how raising the minimum wage will cost jobs…I don’t get smiles, and sighs of content. I get looks of contempt for bursting their utopian bubbles.

So, there’s my mini gripe about why I’m a little envious of liberals. There I said it. You happy?

They can say anything, almost do anything (Like tell us it's patriotic to pay taxes but barely donate any of their personal incomes to charity), and still have this large following all because they know how to make people feel really really good!

Ignorance really is bliss.

Feel free to sing-along. (Jungle Boogie)

Shut down, Shut down, Shut down, Shut down X6

Ahhhhhhhhhhh !

Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Bring It On
Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Bring It On
Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down Gitmo
Gitmo Boogie
(Come & Lock It Down)

Gitmo Boogie
Help & Shut Down
Gitmo Boogie
Boogie Gitmo
Gitmo Boogie
The Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Baracccck O
Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down
Gitmo Boogie
Git Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Let Me Shut it down
Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down Gitmo
Shut down, Shut down, Gitmo boogie, Shut down, Shut down X6

Uh, Yeah
By The Law Ya'll
Let Me Follow The Law
Shut Down Gitmo

I'm Gonna Rock WithThe Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down
Shut Down Gitmo
Ough!
Shut Down Say Ugh
Shut Down Say Ugh
Till You Know It You'll
Shut Down You'll
Shut Down
Gonna Close it Ya'll
With The Shut Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl7Bk364UdY

You've got to be kidding.

There'd better be a damn good plan on what to do with the people there who are not innocent. Cause I will be among the first to point fingers if something happens.

And they won't be pointed at Bush, either.

America does not need a new New Deal or a stimulus package to rescue its foundering economy, Dr. Burt Folsom, a professor of history at Hillsdale College, and Steven Moore, a columnist with The Wall Street Journal, argued at the Metropolitan Club in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

President-elect Barack Obama, however, said in an address at George Mason University on Thursday that government spending is the only solution to the country’s economic woes, and advocated a stimulus package expected to cost taxpayers between $700 billion and $1.3 trillion.

“The question to address is, ‘Do we need a new New Deal?’” said Folsom. “No we don’t need a New Deal. The first reason we don’t need one is the most obvious: the old New Deal didn’t work. There is no reason to believe that a new New Feal would work any more equitably or would be more effective than the old New Deal. ”

Folsom said that President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, which was a 1930s stimulus plan crafted to lift America out of the Depression and put people back to work, never did reduce unemployment.

Even Roosevelt’s treasury secretary, Henry Morgenthau, recognized that FDR’s stimulus spending did not work, said Folsom.

“Morgenthau, after being in charge of this economic debacle called the New Deal, finally sort of exploded in 1939 and said, ‘We are spending more money than we have ever spent before, and it does not work,” quoted Folsom. “‘I want to see this country prosperous. I want to see people get a job. I want to see people get enough to eat. We have never made good on our promises. I say after eight years of this administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started and an enormous debt, to boot.”

But in his speech, Obama argued that spending is the only way to solve the nation’s economic woes.

“It is true that we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or long-term growth. But at this particular moment, only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe,” said Obama. “Only government can break the cycle that is crippling our economy — where a lack of spending leads to lost jobs, which leads to even less spending; where an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit.”

Moore, a specialist on taxes and the economy, said that another New Deal would not help the economy and suggested Obama try implementing real tax cuts instead.

‘We need alternatives to the Obama stimulus plan,” said Moore. “We need to call for a one-year suspension of the income tax. If we want to see this economy recover, bring tax rates down to zero. We will get jobs.

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.a...

But here’s why…

Liberals have the luxury of being all emotive about everything! They don’t really need to make substantive statements that are backed up by facts. All they have to say are things like: “I feel that everyone needs to have health insurance!” “War is bad!” “Torture is horrendous under any circumstances!” “The death penalty is inhumane!” “We need to save the environment!” “Oil companies make obscene profits!” “We care about poor people!” “Guns are bad!” “Let’s go green!” “We need more funding for decrepit schools!” “Poor people don’t have a choice but to commit crimes!”

Ah, the liberal utopia where we save trees but kill babies…

Obamabots might know or might not know that Obama is not going to rescind the Bush Tax-cuts –as promised. You think they care? His election doesn’t remove the global threats that America faces. He is not going to close Gitmo (within the first 100 days)– as promised! Look, I can go on and on about his broken promises but… do you really think they care? Maybe the far lefties do…

You know why? Because it’s about the way Obama makes them feel. He is a master of deception. I give him mad props!!! He might even be better at mendacity than Clinton! Whew -now that's a tough record to break!

When I have discussions with my coworkers about how raising the minimum wage will cost jobs…I don’t get smiles, and sighs of content. I get looks of contempt for bursting their utopian bubbles.

So, there’s my mini gripe about why I’m a little envious of liberals. There I said it. You happy?

They can say anything, almost do anything (Like tell us it's patriotic to pay taxes but barely donate any of their personal incomes to charity), and still have this large following all because they know how to make people feel really really good!

Ignorance really is bliss.

Feel free to sing-along. (Jungle Boogie)

Shut down, Shut down, Shut down, Shut down X6

Ahhhhhhhhhhh !

Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Bring It On
Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Bring It On
Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down Gitmo
Gitmo Boogie
(Come & Lock It Down)

Gitmo Boogie
Help & Shut Down
Gitmo Boogie
Boogie Gitmo
Gitmo Boogie
The Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Baracccck O
Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down
Gitmo Boogie
Git Boogie
Gitmo Boogie
Let Me Shut it down
Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down Gitmo
Shut down, Shut down, Gitmo boogie, Shut down, Shut down X6

Uh, Yeah
By The Law Ya'll
Let Me Follow The Law
Shut Down Gitmo

I'm Gonna Rock WithThe Gitmo Boogie
Shut Down
Shut Down Gitmo
Ough!
Shut Down Say Ugh
Shut Down Say Ugh
Till You Know It You'll
Shut Down You'll
Shut Down
Gonna Close it Ya'll
With The Shut Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl7Bk364UdY

You've got to be kidding.

There'd better be a damn good plan on what to do with the people there who are not innocent. Cause I will be among the first to point fingers if something happens.

And they won't be pointed at Bush, either.

24 on TV is still subscribing to the stupid notion that we should torture people.

News reports of Americans kidnapping and torturing other Americans even to death, as in this case, and also in this famous case in West Virginia.

This shyt has got to stop. Obama must do more about addressing this. We're not too far away from when lynching was institutional as state terror in the South and other parts of the country.