It always amazes me when I read comments like this from you.

You support democrats, who support and acknowledge they will increase social spending and create new social and entitlement programs.

If balancing the budget is so important then any additional programs should never happen.

Reply By: Gideon MacLeishPosted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Congress HAS agreed on what they want to spend. But I don't agree with their spending priorities. Just because they agree doesn't mean it's necessary!

Yes it does. Under out Constitution it is Congress that has the final choice on the budget. What we need is a Constitutional Amendment that requires Congress to fully fund what then choose to spend!

Reply By: danielostPosted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 under our Republic THEY have the final say on spending. no you are wrong the president has the final say.unless the congress can override his veto.

Better take another look. I have read the Constitution and it is CONGRESS that is the final word on spending and the budget NOT the President. In fact there is a Supreme Court case that says the President MUST follow what the Congress passes and can not refuse to spend some of the money by sequestering it.

i said veto.


it is called checks and balances. you better read the constitution again.


the president even has the right to veto a declaration of war. that option will probable never be used since it is the president that has to ask for the declaration. but he does have the right.

Since you like to quote Greenspan.....


WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday Democratic presidential contender John Edwards' economic proposals would hurt the U.S. middle class.

I'm not disputing the Constitutional authority for Congress to do it, Col! I am, however saying that their priorities, and yours, are misguided.

And unless I'm sorely mistaken, we do still have the right to ELECT Congress, and don't simply have to accept their way of doing things just because they say so!

their working on that

Reply By: danielostPosted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Better take another look. I have read the Constitution and it is CONGRESS that is the final word on spending and the budget NOT the President. In fact there is a Supreme Court case that says the President MUST follow what the Congress passes and can not refuse to spend some of the money by sequestering it. i said veto.it is called checks and balances. you better read the constitution again.the president even has the right to veto a declaration of war. that option will probable never be used since it is the president that has to ask for the declaration. but he does have the right.

The Congress has the final say because they can override a Presidential Veto by a 2/3 vote in Both houses!!!!!!! READ the Constitution!!!!!!!

Reply By: Island DogPosted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 I would like to see Edwards or Obama or even Biden. They have been telling us we must change to solve the issues facing us! Since you like to quote Greenspan.....WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday Democratic presidential contender John Edwards' economic proposals would hurt the U.S. middle class.

He also said we should NOT return to annual budget deficits and that the Bush tax cuts should be TIED to the SURPLUS with which to pay for them!

Reply | | DeleteReply By: Gideon MacLeishPosted: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 Under out Constitution it is Congress that has the final choice on the budget. I'm not disputing the Constitutional authority for Congress to do it, Col! I am, however saying that their priorities, and yours, are misguided.And unless I'm sorely mistaken, we do still have the right to ELECT Congress, and don't simply have to accept their way of doing things just because they say so!

To Balance the federal Budget is not Misguided! On the contrary it is RESPONSIBLE! When Congress makes the final judgment on SPENDING then they should FULLY FUND that choice with tax revenue even if that means increasing taxes! What Bush and the GOP have done is set spending and then makes believe the TOOTH FAIRY will pay for the spending! The Iraq war is a PRIME EXAMPLE!!!

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Sunday Democratic presidential contender John Edwards' economic proposals would hurt the U.S. middle class.

I did not see that story and wonder just what about Edwards’s economic suggestions Greenspan was talking about? The only comment I could fine from Greenspan SUPPORTS the fund Edwards suggested to help people with mortgage problems. This is what was said: STEPHANOPOULOS: The political world is now looking at the immediate pain. And Senator Clinton looks — has called for a freeze on foreclosures. Senator Edwards called for a rescue fund to be set up by the government for people who are facing these kinds of foreclosures. What do you think about those ideas? GREENSPAN: It’s important to help those people … without affecting the mortgage rates and without affecting the structure of markets. Cash [from the government] is available and we should use that in larger amounts. … It’s far less damaging to the economy to create a short term fiscal problem, which we would, than to try to fix the prices of homes or interest rates. If you do that, it’ll drag this process out indefinitely.