<font face="COMIC Sans MS" size="3" color="#7c9bc4">TL, this whole discussion is beneath you. I expected better. :(
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I'm not sure I follow. Wait, I'm sure I don't follow. Please explain. You said "democrudic spending programs like the prescription drug benefits" and, I gotta tell you, it's the president who is taking ALL the credit for that thing. And, you give him credit for getting it passed (which the democruds couldn't do) and then place the blame for spending under it in the lap of the democruds.

Please, tell me where the logic is, or where my misunderstanding is. Or, pass the pipe, please.

<font face="COMIC Sans MS" size="3" color="#7c9bc4">You may have the pipe [img]smile.gif[/img] as I don't imbibe. What I am saying to you, is that I refuse to try to have a discussion with you on the issue when you are attempting to "appear" ignorant of how our political system works and how bills get passed....and how during elections credit is taken. So move along and we can find something else to disagree over......</font>

Explains alot.