Conservative Political Action Conference

[freeclimb9]

At this year's conference, Vice President Dick Cheney told the crowd that "CPAC has consistently championed those ideas that make America great." Some "ideas" on display included advocating religious war ("No Muslims = No Terrorists"), equating of Tom Daschle and Hillary Clinton with Osama bin Laden and Saddan Hussein, and villifying Harry Potter (video title for sale: "Harry Potter, Witchcraft Repackaged: Making Evil Look Innocent").

It'd only be an absurd display if the people with the reins in our country weren't there. But they were.

 

Does anybody else find the antics that go on at CPAC to be downright scary?

 

Does anybody else find the Bush budget proposal to be irresponsible (okay, how about crazy Reaganomics)?

 

[Billygoat]

Does any body else think that we are a bunch of pussies for going after the littlest punk in the school yard because we are too afraid to take on the big guys!?!

[Jim]

I'm not sure why they're called "conservatives". They're certainly not fiscally responsible. After getting beginning to get the budget deficit under control we're headed back to la-la land. More tax cuts for the upper end and whopping deficits.

 

In the long run it stifiles the amount of capital available for long-term investments. Ronnie and his budget guy, Stockman, first came up with this lame-o idea, and then had to admit it didn't work and we were left cleaning up their budget mess. I'd rather tax and spend then the proposed borrow and spend. We'll be paying for it soon enough.