tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589609776913193332.post7288093102923448810..comments2023-09-26T02:04:45.639-07:00Comments on THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE: Mao DollarUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589609776913193332.post-85750367302880853242009-07-13T11:35:38.943-07:002009-07-13T11:35:38.943-07:00The Bush administration has been gone for six mont...The Bush administration has been gone for six months. There is little point in new criticism of his policies, except to the extent that Obama has continued and expanded them. <br /><br />I realize that six months is not enough time to undo the damage caused by eight years of Bush & Cheney, but the new administration and Democratic Party dominated Congress is not even trying. <br /><br />Internationally, the Occupation of Iraq continues (though some of the troops have been re-characterized as "advisers"), and the Occupation of Afghanistan has been scaled up and expanded into neighboring countries--there is no way Obama apologists can deny that he "owns" this conflict. We are playing games w/ North Korea instead of pulling our hostages (oops, did i say hostages? i meant troops.) out of Seoul and letting the regional powers deal with North Korea. And Hillary & Obama are closely following the Bush playbook on how to start a war with Iran.<br /><br />And as far as "fixing" the economy goes, I just want them to stop before they break it irreparably. The current talk of needing a new "stimulus" plan because the last one failed so miserably is just insane. The only way government can "fix" the economy is to stop borrowing, cut spending to the point where there is a significant current-account surplus, and split that surplus between accelerating debt repayments and tax cuts.<br /><br />I've criticized every administration & Congress in my adult lifetime. Obama is no different. When one of them starts trying to move things in the right direction, I'll shut the hell up.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653459162258850269noreply@blogger.com