Do Conservatives have Amnesia?

Ted don't you remember the Social Security "Lock Box"? What about PayGo? How about all of the spending that republicans did when they controlled the entire government from 2004 - 2006? When Reagan ran up record deficits, and national debt conservatives laughed and said look at the economy. When Clinton paid down the debt, and created a surplus republicans said that deficits didn't matter. When Bush Jr. created record deficits, and national debt the head of the conservatitve movement (D!ck Cheney) said "Reagan proved that deficits didn't matter". So why all of the sudden to republicans care about deficits, and national debt? Could it be the fact that they couldn't win an election if they change their party name (libertarian, conservative, constitutionalist)? I don't remember one person ever saying anything bad about No child, or the patriot act. I can tell you right now that I was called UNAMERICAN many times by those republicans that you say called Bush out on this. I also have never heard one republican talk about impeaching Bush, and I was called UNAMERICAN when I said this. I wish I knew the people you are talking about, because they sound like I was back then, but I can tell you right now I never heard ONE republican say anything you are saying now.

The "Lock Box" was a buzzword of Al Gore, or don't you remember? PAYGO has been a "promise" from both sides, but neither has shown any interest in actually doing it.. including Obama. Bush and Cheney were never Conservatives, they are Republicans (which aren't the same thing). Yes, deficits can be a good thing if they are used to expand the economy. No one can deny the deficit spending during the Reagan administration (along with the Congress at the time) was beneficial to the economy... it ushered in the longest period of growth in our history. Clinton was just a lying pervert who claimed to "balance the budget", but all he really did was put what he didn't want counted in "off budget spending" and throw massive unfunded mandates to the states. I already said that Bush and both the Dem and Rep controlled Congress were fiscal disapointments. The fraud and waste that Congress used Hurricane Katrina as an excuse for was downright criminal.

"The "Lock Box" was a buzzword of Al Gore, or don't you remember?" The "Lock Box" was only a buzzword because Gore won the election, but lost. If Gore was elected and actually didn't touch the SS surplus then we wouldn't be where we are today when it comes to SS. "PAYGO has been a "promise" from both sides, but neither has shown any interest in actually doing it.. including Obama." Paygo actually was used, and was part of the reason we had a balanced budget. "Bush and Cheney were never Conservatives, they are Republicans (which aren't the same thing)." So that was another Bush lie then? Don't you remember "compassionate conservative"? Why didn't conservatives call him out on it, and why did conservatives vote for him in 2004? I don't understand why it is that conservatives act like they didn't like the guy, but put him in office. Please explain this to me. "Yes, deficits can be a good thing if they are used to expand the economy. No one can deny the deficit spending during the Reagan administration (along with the Congress at the time) was beneficial to the economy... it ushered in the longest period of growth in our history." What time frame are you talking about? There was no growth during the Bush Sr. years, so I am confused. Clinton's economy experienced the longest period of growth in history, but that was not because of Reagan, that was because of Clinton. "Clinton was just a lying pervert who claimed to "balance the budget", but all he really did was put what he didn't want counted in "off budget spending" and throw massive unfunded mandates to the states." Explain that to the GAO. I think they know more about our economy than you and me combined, and that is what they said. "I already said that Bush and both the Dem and Rep controlled Congress were fiscal disapointments. The fraud and waste that Congress used Hurricane Katrina as an excuse for was downright criminal." I agree, but you also have to include the Iraq war, and bail outs that Bush told us we had to have. Both of those resulted in huge amounts of waste, and hundreds of billions in bribes, and pay offs.

Thanks so much for the BR! Annie

It's hard to say which one it is, but I agree with you.

Deb, apparently you didn't do a very good job in "conserving the Constiutional Republic" the last 8 years. You stood by and allowed Bush to walk all over the constititution, and NOW you want to protect the constitution? We have a word for up here, it is HYPOCRATE. The point I am making with my post is that republicans are upset because of everything Obama is doing, yet Bush did the same, and worse, and they elected him TWICE. If someone has proven that they don't have the ability to make a good decision, would you listen them? This is why I ignor most of those republicans/conservatives what ever you people want to be known as, when they complain about bailouts, and destroying the constitution. If you are upset about the current government, but elected the the former TWICE, then what does that make you?

Deb, I didn't support it when Bush did, and I don't support it when Obama does it. I don't think the patriot act should have ever been passed, and Obama shouldn't have extented it. What ever good it may have accomplished, it has open the door for much worse things to happen. I don't blindly support Obama, and I have said that he isn't perfect, and there are things that he has done that I don't agree with. But, all in all, I think I made the right decision in voting for him. I just couldn't imagine what would have happened if we would have voted McCain into office.

Wow...I went to such great lengths to clarify my opinion. The difference between ME a conservative, and YOU (emphesis added to show I am meaning literally, you and I) is that I am for conserving the Constitutional Republic and you, well... if you support Obama....are NOT. And also even posted a link below that DOES NOT SUPPORT BUSH I guess I will have to come out and admit I did not vote for Bush. Now....as for Bush and the damage he did to the Republic and the Constitution....in this case it is fair to say. If you don't like what he did, why are you supporting MORE OF THE SAME, just cause a democratic president is doing it?