Town Meeting Season in New England, and once again I'll be

[merbex]

struck by my Repug neighbors tight fistedness when it comes to spending and their absolute deafness on the subject of W's spending habits

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060314/bs_afp/uspoliticseconomy_060314155502

Snow has issued increasingly urgent warnings to Congress that the statutory debt limit of 8.184 trillion dollars will be hit this week, and that the government will then lose its borrowing power.

Once the US government reaches the ceiling, it comes under threat of defaulting on its debts and can lose the ability to raise future credit on the capital markets.

Last week, Snow said new issues of federal debt instruments would only raise enough cash to keep government operations financed until mid-March.

But Democratic members of Congress are said to be balking at increasing the debt limit unless the administration of President George W. Bush, which has overseen a huge rise in the US budget deficit, curbs its appetite for funds.

You know what Repugs excel at?

Changing the subject when the conversation does not reflect well on them or their political philosophy and when reality highlights their complete inconsistencies

[jedr]

1. Let's see what we have to choose from;

Terra. homos. abortion, hollywood liberals, time of war. Damn, I don't know Karl ; what's it going to be?:shrug:

[merbex]

2. Once I asked someone how any of those issues directly affected

them:personally affected them

They changed the subject

[jedr]

4. Karl's bag of tricks seem to be used up,

Cried wolf too many times. But they know they're in deep s**t, so who knows want may be next on his list?

[MADem]

3. Jesus, Snow looks plastered all the time

I suppose one can't blame him....he probably can't live with himself otherwise.

I hate Town Meetings. They are too long, too boring, and exclude the poor bastards who work shifts, have kids and can't find someone trustworthy to mind them (or cannot afford the sitter costs). Suggestion to make them more amusing: eat four bowls of chili with lotsa beans before you go. Sit in the midst of the GOP enemy. Fart...liberally! If they are silent and sufficiently deadly, look disdainfully at the worst of the Republican lot, and roll your eyes convincingly!

[merbex]

5. LOL n/t