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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:14 PM Original message |
Barney Frank "The Largest Spending Bill In History Is The War In Iraq" |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Recommended |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. But Barney, it's not how much you spend, it's how much benefit to society we get for what we spend: |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 03:25 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Military spending removes wealth from the economic system and is *inflationary* ...eom |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 04:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Like maybe those trillions spent on the bombardment and occupation of Iraq have not |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
3. Damned straight. |
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terisan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well as least neither is outrageously wealthy-DeMint actually looks relatively poor for a Senator |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. It puts things into perspective |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
6. He's exactly right. The republicans talk out of their asses! n/t |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. Amen to Barney |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. The cost of Congressional cowardice and corruption: a trillion or more. n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Cowardice ....??? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Yes, cowardice. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Iraq was an "illegal" war -- and we have a bankrupted Treasury . . . that's enough to get out . .. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-03-09 11:23 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Profiting in many ways... |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hell yes. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. K&R |
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JeffR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
11. When Barney is on, he's ON. |
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mckara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 11:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Why Do Conservatives Hate America? |
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JeffR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 01:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Can't help themselves. |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. If you listen to Stiglitz, Iraq will end up costing $3 trillion |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 06:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Don't forget the compound interest cost for $3.0 trillion as well over the next 100 years |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
14. +39 |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-01-09 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. How gauche! |
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DallasNE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
16. Republicans Put Up A Bill In The House |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. We need to replace manufacturing . . . |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
17. I hope the freepers put a bunch of money on the Cardinals, just to |
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Swagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
18. hey Barney's wrong....the Iraq War made people wealthy... |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
20. Rec! Well said Barney |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. No shit! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
23. K&R. |
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kenfrequed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
24. This should be the folllow up |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
25. Can we talk about BOTH spending bills? |
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riqster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
26. DeMint was OK with giving a similar amount to Wall Street, too nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
27. So true. Which is why Repukes are hypocrites when they |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 11:04 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. This is where their fallacy lies when they say "big gov't" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #28 |
44. Privatizing anything that government does is disaster . .. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. some of these quotes are just priceless |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
30. It's about time somebody tried to have this conversation. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. Personally, I think the best thing Barney Frank said yesterday was |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-03-09 08:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
45. That's awesome. |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
32. Right on Right on! We need to scream this loud and clear! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
33. Iraq I was $45 Billion...and allies contributed to costs--!! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. Last two years ... Democrats have funded these wars---!!! |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
36. right on Barney you tell those scumbuckets repigs!!! |
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Ardent15 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Ha |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-02-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
42. VIDEO- 9:53 |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-03-09 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
46. End the war today. But this still sounds like a subtle shill for Wall Street. |
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