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Paul Ryan's 2012 Budget

Started by guido911, April 04, 2011, 08:16:18 PM

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Cats Cats Cats

Quote from: Gaspar on April 06, 2011, 04:29:14 PM
That's not necessarily true.  Last week President Obama was granted some private time to accept his Award for Government Transparency in a closed door meeting.

He just wanted to surprise us all with it.

Teatownclown

Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana. Before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.
As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water. After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result ... all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it.
Now, put the cold water away.
Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat the crap out of him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.
Next, remove another of the original five monkeys, replacing it with a new one.  The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment... with enthusiasm.
Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by a fourth, then the fifth.  Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, none of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.
Why, you ask?  Because in their minds... that is the way it has always been!
This, my friends, is how Congress operates... and is why, from time to time, all of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.

Teatownclown

#77
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-ryan-deficit-cut-2011-4?utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Clusterstock%20Chart%20Of%20The%20Day&utm_campaign=Clusterstock_COTD_040611

GOP/Teabaggers need more time....they have to find their a$$ with both hands.  I get so sick of this crap! The dims are just as much at fault....spineless whimps. :(

Cats Cats Cats

I think a complete rework of the tax code and spending needs to be done.  There is too much don't spend money unless its on wars.  Cut benefits and lower taxes on corporations.  There has to be some sort of balance that can be reached.  Hell 8% of our money goes just to pay our debt.  Thats a lot!

guido911

Someone get Hoss a pacifier.

Conan71

Maybe it's time to start heeding the most famous words from President Kennedy's innaugural speech.  Not heeding them is what has gotten us into such a quagmire of debt.
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Townsend

Since I can't do anything about this until election time I'm going with this:

They've had an agreement for quite some time and this is for show.

Prove me wrong and I'll buy you a coke.

Teatownclown


Conan71

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Townsend


Conan71

"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan