Comments on: Even With Costly Wall Street Bailout, McCain Still Claims He Will Balance The Budget By 2013 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:43:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cal Malenky http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243492 Cal Malenky Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:37:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243492 He says, without proof, that he could find $100 billion "in the sofa cushions". No military cuts, though. I doubt there are enough sofas in all of Cindy's houses with that much money. He says, without proof, that he could find $100 billion “in the sofa cushions”. No military cuts, though.
I doubt there are enough sofas in all of Cindy’s houses with that much money.

]]> By: WillowOrchid http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243244 WillowOrchid Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:48:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243244 In 2013 McPain will be dead or in a nursing home being fed thru a tube. For sure <strong>his</strong> budget will be balanced. In 2013 McPain will be dead or in a nursing home being fed thru a tube. For sure his budget will be balanced.

]]> By: christopher wiwi http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243232 christopher wiwi Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:39:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243232 An impossiable task to do unless you cut evry entitlement including the Pentagon budget to zero and we know that it ain`t going to happen because we will be in Iraq for a hundred years. An impossiable task to do unless you cut evry entitlement including the Pentagon budget to zero and we know that it ain`t going to happen because we will be in Iraq for a hundred years.

]]> By: ralph the wonder llama http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243126 ralph the wonder llama Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:00:07 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243126 <blockquote>squidbilly Says: Lets hope McCain will share that stuff he’s been smoking. It’s gotta be pretty potent stupefying and delusional drug.</blockquote> Oh, he's sharing it, all right. How do you think his campaign people can come up with the crap they fling against the wall? You can't come up with stuff like that unless you're baked.

squidbilly Says:
Lets hope McCain will share that stuff he’s been smoking.
It’s gotta be pretty potent stupefying and delusional drug.

Oh, he’s sharing it, all right. How do you think his campaign people can come up with the crap they fling against the wall?

You can’t come up with stuff like that unless you’re baked.

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243112 WaltTheMan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:55:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243112 galmud Says: Heres McCains plan to balance the budget and make up for his huge tax cuts... But, but, but... about half his suggested actions have not passed muster in the Supreme Court! galmud Says:

Heres McCains plan to balance the budget and make up for his huge tax cuts…

But, but, but… about half his suggested actions have not passed muster in the Supreme Court!

]]> By: Mr. Evil http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243106 Mr. Evil Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:52:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243106 <em>Perhaps McCain is wedded more to his unrealistic tax plan than to the realities of the American economy.</em> No matter how they try to wrap it, shape it, twist it or spin it, John McCain and reality will never go together. Perhaps McCain is wedded more to his unrealistic tax plan than to the realities of the American economy.

No matter how they try to wrap it, shape it, twist it or spin it, John McCain and reality will never go together.

]]> By: galmud http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243100 galmud Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:48:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243100 Heres McCains plan to balance the budget and make up for his huge tax cuts: First he will save billions from Victory against Islamic extremism in Iraq and Afghanistan! Then McCain will order a "comprehensive review" of all spending and modernize, streamline, consolidate and rereprioritize. And then he will kill all earmarks and make their authors known! http://www.johnmccain.com/Issues/JobsforAmerica/reform.htm Heres McCains plan to balance the budget and make up for his huge tax cuts:

First he will save billions from Victory against Islamic extremism in Iraq and Afghanistan! Then McCain will order a “comprehensive review” of all spending and modernize, streamline, consolidate and rereprioritize. And then he will kill all earmarks and make their authors known!

http://www.johnmccain.com/Issues/JobsforAmerica/reform.htm

]]> By: chiefeditor http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243094 chiefeditor Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:47:44 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243094 Remember that time he said he didn't really understand the economy so well? <a href="http://www.entertonement.com/clips/28385/John-McCain/John-McCain-Will-Still-Balance-Budget/Serious-error" rel="nofollow">Apparently that was extremely accurate.</a> Remember that time he said he didn’t really understand the economy so well? Apparently that was extremely accurate.

]]> By: squidbilly http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243080 squidbilly Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:42:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243080 Lets hope McCain will share that stuff he's been smoking. It's gotta be pretty potent stupefying and delusional drug. Lets hope McCain will share that stuff he’s been smoking.
It’s gotta be pretty potent stupefying and delusional drug.

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243062 WaltTheMan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:37:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243062 Link: http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html Link: http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html

]]> By: WaltTheMan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243052 WaltTheMan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:35:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243052 According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 09/22/08 at 19:34 GMT (EST+5) is 305,226,626. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 09/22/08 at 19:34 GMT (EST+5) is 305,226,626.

]]> By: MapleStreet http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243036 MapleStreet Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:31:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243036 As I remember it the USA has around 1/4 billion people. Therefore 1 trillion dollars adds a debt average of $ 4,000 each. Simple 4th grade math. Not even Econ 101. And doesn't add in the cost of Georgie's war and McCain's idea of Bombing Iran. As I remember it the USA has around 1/4 billion people. Therefore 1 trillion dollars adds a debt average of $ 4,000 each.

Simple 4th grade math. Not even Econ 101.

And doesn’t add in the cost of Georgie’s war and McCain’s idea of Bombing Iran.

]]> By: tarazan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243028 tarazan Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:29:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243028 With all of this on hand,McCain ,not only he promised a balanced budget, but he also still insist that he can give tax breaks too. PROMISES, PROMISES..PROMISES.. !!! With all of this on hand,McCain ,not only he promised a balanced budget, but he also still insist that he can give tax breaks too.

PROMISES, PROMISES..PROMISES.. !!!

]]> By: tokin librul http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243026 tokin librul Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:28:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243026 <i>It passed the Senate by a vote of 54-44, with every Republican voting AYE (except one who voted present, and one who did not vote). All but one Democrat voted NAY. The one Democrat who voted Aye was Ernest Hollings of South Carolina. John McCain, of course, voted AYE! September 22nd, 2008 at 3:22 pm </i> it was promoted and significantly abetted by Clenis' TreasSec, Bundlin Bobby Rubin, long-time GOP Stalwart who, after the thing was "proudly" signed by Clenis, absconded to Citigroup to mke BGILLIONS from his handiwork... It passed the Senate by a vote of 54-44, with every Republican voting AYE (except one who voted present, and one who did not vote). All but one Democrat voted NAY. The one Democrat who voted Aye was Ernest Hollings of South Carolina. John McCain, of course, voted AYE!
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:22 pm

it was promoted and significantly abetted by Clenis’ TreasSec, Bundlin Bobby Rubin, long-time GOP Stalwart who, after the thing was “proudly” signed by Clenis, absconded to Citigroup to mke BGILLIONS from his handiwork…

]]> By: mongo http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243018 mongo Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:25:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243018 <blockquote>MCTHUSELAH: I believe we can still balance the budget. </blockquote> And if you believe that, I've got some investment banks I'd like to sell you.

MCTHUSELAH: I believe we can still balance the budget.

And if you believe that, I’ve got some investment banks I’d like to sell you.

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243016 shoeless Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:22:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243016 <em>StratRat Says: You know, all of the right side blogs are saying the current financial crisis was started by the Dems! They refuse to acknowledge that Mcsame has had his hands in all the financial failures of the last 15-20 years.</em> Yes, I've been hearing this lately as well. In order to be a Republican, you must have a very short memory. In truth, this entire disaster was caused by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, otherwise known as the 1999 Financial Services Modernization bill, sponsored by McCain economic advisor, Phil Gramm. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s106-900 It passed the Senate by a vote of 54-44, with every Republican voting AYE (except one who voted present, and one who did not vote). All but one Democrat voted NAY. The one Democrat who voted Aye was Ernest Hollings of South Carolina. John McCain, of course, voted AYE! StratRat Says:

You know, all of the right side blogs are saying the current financial crisis was started by the Dems! They refuse to acknowledge that Mcsame has had his hands in all the financial failures of the last 15-20 years.

Yes, I’ve been hearing this lately as well. In order to be a Republican, you must have a very short memory. In truth, this entire disaster was caused by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, otherwise known as the 1999 Financial Services Modernization bill, sponsored by McCain economic advisor, Phil Gramm.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s106-900

It passed the Senate by a vote of 54-44, with every Republican voting AYE (except one who voted present, and one who did not vote). All but one Democrat voted NAY. The one Democrat who voted Aye was Ernest Hollings of South Carolina. John McCain, of course, voted AYE!

]]> By: writechic http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243014 writechic Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:21:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243014 "Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency." Sam Stein quotes the above from Paulson's economic solution. Unbelievable. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/22/dirty-secret-of-the-bailo_n_128294.html “Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.”

Sam Stein quotes the above from Paulson’s economic solution. Unbelievable.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/22/dirty-secret-of-the-bailo_n_128294.html

]]> By: Saint Augustine http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243012 Saint Augustine Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:20:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243012 But doesn't anyone realize that he spent 5 1/2 years thinking about how to apply everything he learned about economics at Annapolis and how to someday balance the country's budget? But doesn’t anyone realize that he spent 5 1/2 years thinking about how to apply everything he learned about economics at Annapolis and how to someday balance the country’s budget?

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243010 Doc Rock Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:17:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243010 Were his lips moving? Then he was lying! It'll be 20-40 years before a budget is ever-balanced. I'll be long dead and my grandchildren will be being crushed under the burden of neo-Conservative corruption and mendacity. Were his lips moving? Then he was lying! It’ll be 20-40 years before a budget is ever-balanced. I’ll be long dead and my grandchildren will be being crushed under the burden of neo-Conservative corruption and mendacity.

]]> By: DidHeJustSayThat http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/comment-page-1/#comment-5243004 DidHeJustSayThat Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:17:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/09/22/mccain-budget-first-term/#comment-5243004 John McCain - "Old People Call Him Old!" John McCain – “Old People Call Him Old!”

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