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Originally posted by shamrock_uk:
I really don't want to see all my friends in America hurt over this, not to mention the impact it would have on the British economy - please please kick Bush out next time. Despite the Republican rhetoric, recent history shows that its only the Democrats who are capable of running an economy responsibly and with an eye for the long-term.
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One democrat -- for 1/3rd of his term -- who adopted the "balanced budget" issue after his aides told him the budget was getting ready to balance itself.
I think he's a gem of a man for shutting down the government and making congress balance the budget, but let's not give him too much credit -- the economy made it easily possible, all on its own.
I will of course agree that Bush is as bad as it gets when it comes to spending. He spent his early career running oil/gas companies bust by digging everywhere in Texas that there was NOT any oil, and then he helped run the Rangers into the ground, and then Harken barely got him out in time to avoid big financial problems. Our government will not be the first corporation this guy has poorly managed.