The problem with modern conservative economics is that it denies that debt matters.

As long as we can shove fuel into the economy, the interest paid on the growing debt

is absorbed by the increased revenues. No one will admit that the piper must be paid.

It is very much like a chain letter where everyone makes great money and groupthink

says it can go on forever. Some call it Reaganomics, I call it drinking green Kool-aide.

The bottom line is that the party is over. Debt's a heavy anchor that cannot be denied.

ST2P

Funny how none of the GOPers left want to talk about how they had a balanced budget with a surplus and a GOP congress and basically everything they needed to hit a home run and demonstrate "compassionate conservatism". Instead they tanked the country, killed a lot of innocent people, trashed America's good name abroad with CIA goon squads and secret prisons, installed partisan hacks instead of competent people, and the Decider himself denigrated the Constitution of the US by saying "Its just a goddamned piece of paper!!"

And here we are. No wonder the GOP is in shambles and Coulter and Limbaugh are talking out loud about supporting Hillary.

Meanwhile, Mr. AntiLobbyist McCain is letting lobbyists run his campaign and conduct business from his campaign bus. Real credible guy... not.

Anybody who ever runs for POTUS has to be nuts. The leaders in the race to become POTUS # 44 are nuts & gluttons for punishment on a grand scale to boot. Those who fail to become #44 will consider themselves fortunate by mid 2010.

End warmonger entitlements (4 billion for translators in Iraq, just a start). Then we can replace leaky trailers at your local school with a real building - just a start.

We need a Bush tax. All republicans and especially those that voted for Bush should have to pay an additional tax to pay down the record deficits Bush and his rubber stamping congress ran up.

I'm no economist, just a retiree living on a thirty thousand dollar annual pension. I'm a low maintenance person, and I get by. I would GLADLY pay my fair share of a tax increase if it would help rid this country of the debt that will eventually take us down. If we are to survive, the tax cuts must go, we simply can't afford them. If we are to survive this stupid fucking war must go. If we are to survive, corporate welfare must go. Our own infrastructure is crumbling , and what does our appointed president do.....he destroys another country's infrastructure, and then spends hundreds of billions to rebuild it. Can any of you economists tell me what that does to benefit "we the people"? I know what it does to benefit those who bought and paid for this administration, but what does it do for America?..The neocons plan to shrink government until it's small enough to drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub didn't work, so they rolled out plan B.....bankrupt it. You know what, it's working. Time to learn chinese and arabic folks.

I would bet Neo Cons are probably hoping its a demorat. That way they can spend the next 4 years blaming others for their screw ups. I can see why the Neo Con Mouths like Limpballs are bad mouthing McCain. Or , maybe he is just doing it because McCain is the worst of the bunch. And thats is saying something in this crop we are forced to choose from this year.

whoever it is, inherits a worm, but with the right effort the US is still salvageable. sacrifice will be necessary, however.

One word: Entitlements.

Cut 'em, slash 'em, get rid of 'em.

Phase 'em out (under 45? start saving!) starting next year.

No more Nanny State - we'll all be better off (and so will our kids).

I think the next priznit should make Solomon's choice, and force an across-the-board rebalancing/reduction of all federal spending.
Send forth the information seekers into all the dark and dusty corners, question EVERYthing, get all Office Space about it, bar no holds, I'll have a double Sacred Cowburger, please.
Re-form. It doesn't have to hurt, if you go about it right, but you do have to challenge the norm. I hope the successful candidate for this position will 'enlist' Ron Paul should he not win, for direct guidance on bringing the co-equal branches of government back into balance with each other, independent(love that word) of any/all monetary influences. To carry on as we have is the road to hell, they need someone up there that can actually READ a MAP. Eh?