Perry squirms about his Dem, pro-Gore past

Originally posted by Kunsoo
Uh, okay. You realize that's not even really a word?

Now you can add 'English Police'.

Originally posted by Eladar
Now you can add 'English Police'.

Because I'm from England? I think you meant "grammar police."

Originally posted by KazetNagorra
Haters gonna hate.

Gonna's not really a word either.

Originally posted by Eladar
Reagan was a Democrat at one time and I don't think most people would bash Reagan for being too liberal.

Reagan increased the size of government and our deficits even though he railed against doing so.

I'm convinced that the system is rigged. We will get some other Joe Shmoe in there who will basically do the same things.

Originally posted by whodey
Reagan increased the size of government and our deficits even though he railed against doing so.

I'm convinced that the system is rigged. We will get some other Joe Shmoe in there who will basically do the same things.

He did it because the supply side economics he started off with sent us into a double dip recession, so he and Cap Weinberger cooked up "Soviet military superiority" to justify unprecedented spending. His budget deficit by 1984 wasn't just bigger. It exceeded all the prior deficits combined. But people were working. And he made people feel comfortable with their provincialism. Don't worry, be happy.

It was Clinton who reduced spending and eliminated the deficit. And then Bush took over.

But you're right, it's rigged. The universe is rigged. Basic economic laws require certain government action in a modern economy. Rigged is as rigged does.