Again, is it governments responsibility/duty to provide citizens with "prosperity"? Or is it their duty to ensure the opportunity to pursue it? There are plenty of opportunities to achieve financial success in this country without government being involved. What you are alluding to is socialism.
As another poster already took you to task for this, I will only reiterate briefly. Where is it in the Constitution that the Federal government has a responsibility to ensure each individual gets to work in their chosen profession? Isn't that dictated by the economy and the "invisible hand"? For someone who advocates socialist tenets so often, you really should stop flip-flopping. It's giving me flashbacks to the 2004 Presidential race...
I will address your anemic bail-out on this issue momentarily.
Reducing taxes has increased revenues. I understand that advocates of socialism find this difficult to grasp, but it is true. Overspending revenues is what creates deficit spending. Do you really believe that Democrats, the tax-and-spend queens, would have done any better? If so, I have some oceanfront property here you might be interested in...
Now you're getting it. Except for the raising of taxes part.
Come up for air sometime and understand that there were no surplusses under Clinton. Only projected ones. What Bush inherited was a sagging economy teetering on the brink of recession from the Clinton administration due to the loose regulatory policies overseen by none other than Bubba himself. Policies that allowed things like Global Crossing, Enron and a multitude of other securities frauds that scammed Americans out of untold billions. But I guess when you have a wife with such a fine history with cattle-futures, it's simply too much to ask for a little oversight of huge conglomerates.
The Democrats never cease in their assault on the rights of firearm owners save for political expediency. I can link you to a post listing many of Clintons gun grabbing antics that should make your hair curl. Now, please provide me with the anti-RKBA agenda offered under the Republicans since 2000. You might want to start with Attorney General Ashcroft's letter to the NRA.
Do you believe Afghanistan is where he is? Is Pakistan out of the question? Do you believe that his death would put a larger dent in terrorism directed against the United States and her allies than establishing a moderate government smack dab in the middle of the Middle East? I positively can't grasp why you aren't a general or at least field grade officer...personally, I am preferential to having a base of operation tidily close to Iran right about now. Something I am certain the Bush administration considered early on.
What is the Democrat plan to accomplish all of this "thwarting"? Deploying over-the-horizon to Okinawa? Would you feel safer and more effective there? I'm hoping you have a copy of Kerry's plan (still waiting on that one) or the current one being offered my the Democrat majority in Congress. I just hope it doesn't involve scissors and sneakers (cut-and-run). Ever hear of something called "winning"? How about bringing our troops home victorious? Do you have a plan? What is it?
Then where is it the governments responsibility to ensure he be able to obtain employment in his chosen field? Should the government offer to retrain him at taxpayer expense? I have to imagine you are a big supporter of Amtrak.
Told you I'd get back to this. I guess you are referring to Janet Napolitano. The governor best known for doing absolutely nothing for the state except for refusing steadfastly to refuse to put the National Guard on the border in spite of her having declared a state of emergency. "Wind power" is a joke. Where was she on the Kinder-Morgan pipeline break besides being absolutely incompetent? Why has she vehemently opposed the building of even 1 refinery as proposed in Yuma to reduce fuel costs in the state? Go tell it on the mountain, because I live here. You might believe 'your' lesbian bull-dyke governor is doing a great job, but energy isn't her fine point. And all of your 'electric' contributions are a joke. Where do APS and SRP get their electricity from? Natural gas. Coal. Nuclear from Palo Verde. So, how does over half of what you are claiming even figure into the discussion? Why aren't you driving a fashionable hybrid? And do you know that the majority of the operating costs on that bus you ride are subsidized by taxpayer dollars? Bet you can't wait to ride the light rail on Central...While we're at it, would you care to expound on her gun-rights record? You know, where she has opposed EVERY pro-firearm bill and vetoed all that came before her? Well, until this election year...but with your help, she is free to be "herself" once more for four more years. Talk about tilting at windmills...you REALLY need to bail on this thread while you're behind. Bush and the Republicans aren't your worst enemy.
Spoken like a true socialist.
I believe we have established that.
