Deficit, Smeficit....

Cheney, the man, the myth, the legend, the president...

"Paul O'Neill said he tried to warn Vice President Dick Cheney that growing budget deficits-expected to top $500 billion this fiscal year alone-posed a threat to the economy. Cheney cut him off. "You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don't matter," he said, according to excerpts. Cheney continued: "We won the midterms (congressional elections). This is our due." A month later, Cheney told the Treasury secretary he was fired." -- ontheissues.com

"Deficits don't matter" the man says. He is the guru of finances. If you look at his tenure at Halliburton, you can see that the largest financial fall off in the history of that company ( was under the careful guidance of one Richard Cheney. We will call him Dick. Dick, has a history of disregarding frivolous issues like facts and research and expert opinion. You can't blame Dick though, that's what Dick's do. They act without reason, logic, or thought of consequence.

The good news is this, in the dawn of a new term (hang on, i need to go regain my composure), we can count on more of the same from the Bush administration. After making pledges to 1/2 the deficit by 2009, Mr. Bush put forth a Budget that is going to bring about the largest federal deficit in American History! While as %GDP goes, the Deficit is not at a critical level just yet, we are well on our way. The only saving grace right now is the high rate of growth the country is experiencing (which unfortunately is due to the WEAKNESS of the dollar, so, its only such a blessing). Thanks to The Weekly Standard for information used here.

The conservatives, and therefore the Republicans used to be the party of fiscal responsibility, small government, but now, they are big deficit spenders who feel that it is Governments role to tell the American people who they can marry, if they can abort a baby, and g-d knows what else down the line.

But as Dick Cheney always says..."Fuck You," and so we just have to watch in horror.

SPAD's Sign of the apocalypse:



Homicidal/Suicidal/Alcoholic Kermit the Frog for auction on eBay...*The asking price is at a very reasonable $27 USD, the post reads roughly as follows:

"First off, Kermit has a very bad temper. Don't cross him when he gets the "look" in his eye. He also enjoys knife throwing as a hobby. This "art of death" as he likes to call it could prove deadly if he gets in one of his moods. We have tried to put him on some sort of med's. We were given one prescription and we caught him cheeking them and spitting them out in the trash. After the second visit with the doctor, Kermit threatened to bite his ear off and we haven't gone back since, they have refused to treat him."

*special thanks go out to moof for finding this treasure


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