Henry Payne for November 06, 2011

If the last sixty years of progressive failed policies haven’t enlightened you I don’t know what would

In the last 60 years, hmm, would you care to look at the numbers on which administrations actually ran up the biggest share of our national debt, AND “private” debt due to “policies” and deregulation, in the last 30 years? Consider the hyper-inflation in the “housing” market, and you’ll see it was driven by deregulated manipulation by “Chicago school” economics, not “liberals” OR Keynesians.

Eryx must be really desperate. He’s attacking a Repub candidate that finished 8th in the latest polls, out of 7 candidates…

Eyrx, “the last 120 years of failed CONSERVATIVE policies” — what are you smoking? Are you saying FDR and LBJ were conservatives? W claimed to be a conservative, but federal spending rose at a higher rate during his administration than any president since LBJ. Obama’s “hope and change” are more of the same failed liberal tax and spend economic policies. It is time to apply true fiscal conservative policies and balance the budget using real numbers — not Enron accounting principles.

@FoolsGold“It is time to apply true fiscal conservative policies and balance the budget using real numbers — not Enron accounting principles.”

When’s that gonna start? Every time you guys take over we’re in more debt than we’ve ever been and the Dems have traditionally cleaned up the messes you guys started. See War Shrub and his deregulation polices, wars, and bail outs.

There is no limit to people waiting to be bailed out.

’Legend, the Democrats have cleaned up the mess left by the Republicans? Remember, it was Reagan who jump started the economy after the mess left by Carter and the Democratic Congress. Were the deficits too high under Reagan? Of course. But you liberals conveniently forget that the Democrats controlled the House all 8 years of his administration and could have reduced spending at any time. And it was the conservative Republican Congress that balanced the budget between ’95 and ’00 over the opposition of Clinton and the Democrats. W never had a solid majority in both houses at any time during his first 6 years, and the Democrats controlled both houses his last 2 years. It was bipartisan reckless spending that contributed to our current problems.

Eryx, we started our exchange with your reference to conservative economic policies over the last 120 years. What your latest comment has to do with supporting that outlandish position, I do not know. Your next cogent comment will be your first, so download it and save it for posterity.

’Legend, Reagan inherited the high unemployment rate from Carter, along with high interest rates, gas prices, and inflation. Reagan also won the Cold War, thereby opening markets around the world and creating a peace dividend. It is no wonder that historians have rated him a “Near Great” president and one of the top 10. Carter, by comparison, is rated “Below Average.” Obama will be joining Carter, unless he is rated a “Failure” — a distinct possibility.

Eryx, the social advances which you listed were long overdue, and I certainly am not going to criticize them. However, they were more social improvements (women’s suffrage) than economic.

I commented on your ridiculous reference to 120 years of conservative economic policies. The arguably economic advances which you mentioned (work week and child labor laws) were progressive programs with more liberal than conservative support. So, whether you realize it or not, you have just undermined your own position.

I eagerly await your first cogent post.