Originally posted by: teclis1023
Originally posted by: boomerang
Originally posted by: Deliximus
I can see where overspending by the gov't is concerning. Where were these people when the deficit tripled under the last admin? Or when this heavy deficit spending started under under Reagan, Bush I and II?
Are these supposed to be arguments of some kind? These statements were old and tired the first time they were spoken and they're not getting any more relevant as time goes on.
Perhaps those statements are old and tired, but I still haven't seen anyone really respond to them.
The people who are now adamantly protesting deficit spending seem to have had no problem with deficit spending under the GOP. Why is that?
It's a fair question.
Let me explain it this way. One of our neighbors got a dog. The dog likes to bark.
On Monday, it barked for an hour and I ignored it.
On Tuesday, it barked for two hours an although annoying, I ignored it.
On Wednesday, it barked for three hours and I was starting to wonder if the dog was ever going to stop. Very annoying, but it did stop.
On Thursday, the dog barked nonstop for four hours. I was starting to get kind of pissed, but about the time I was going to go over and say something, it quit.
On Friday, the dog barked for 22 hours straight. This was far more barking than the dog had
ever done. At this point, I'd had all I could take. I went over and got in the face of the owners. I was pissed off. Instead of dealing with the problem early on, I took the easy route and hoped the dog would quit barking. I let it go on too long, got really angry and said some things to the neighbors I shouldn't have. They promised to keep the dog quiet.
On Saturday, the dog commenced barking again. This time I started an all out assault on the neighbors. I no longer cared about getting along with them. I called the authorities on them. I went to the other neighbors in the area and lo and behold they were as pissed off as I was. We all called the cops, the local SPCA, the local newspaper, everyone one we could think of. Then we went over as a group and confronted the neighbors.
Do I need to go on? Do I need to explain who the dog represents? Do I need to explain what the barking represents?
BTW, the owners of the dog think we all hate dogs.