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4. And no doubt Louie was all sorts of pissed off @ Cheney when he said "Deficits don't matter."

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 06:14 PM

Feb 2013

and then Dick and W turned the Clinton surplus into the bush deficit by cutting
taxes on the rich 2 times, starting unneeded wars that were not paid for, and
pushing through a big unfunded medicare part D drug plan.

"They" are not interested in the deficit but in crashing the economy for
what they see to be political gain.

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GOP Congressman: The Debt Is As ‘Immoral’ As Slavery [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

Said the guy who voted 'yes' on 2005 Bankruptcy Deform. closeupready Feb 2013 #1

Sure, but what spending have YOU voted on? nt cbrer Feb 2013 #2

So I guess that means . . . markpkessinger Feb 2013 #3

And no doubt Louie was all sorts of pissed off @ Cheney when he said "Deficits don't matter." Botany Feb 2013 #4

Couldn't have volstork Feb 2013 #17

and this sequester will add to the deficit too Botany Feb 2013 #18

I think this was their plan all along: lexw Mar 2013 #48

+ Infinity with a cherry on top. Uncle Joe Mar 2013 #42

Dear Lou JustAnotherGen Mar 2013 #44

I'm guessing he was greatly in favor of debt... HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #5

Slavery is the new rape KamaAina Feb 2013 #6

and the GOP congressman is as dumb as shit frylock Feb 2013 #7

only when there is a Democratic president Skittles Feb 2013 #8

then your party shouldn't have waged two wars BainsBane Feb 2013 #9

Yes, debt is immoral. ... Deep13 Feb 2013 #10

Jubilee year Roy Rolling Feb 2013 #13

No problem with going to war while cutting taxes... KansDem Feb 2013 #11

So the country has always been immoral thelordofhell Feb 2013 #12

Yep. Andrew Jackson Administration. Volaris Mar 2013 #33

He did it by selling of land he took from Native Americans n2doc Mar 2013 #34

I thought the other part of it was that Volaris Mar 2013 #36

And they wonder why African Americans vote Democratic? iandhr Feb 2013 #14

no shit Sherlock. So glad you figured it out. Lower CC interest rates NOW !! Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #15

Is it as immoral as legitimate rape? Richardo Feb 2013 #16

So robbing Peter (the 99%) to pay Paul (the 1%) would be immoral? BadgerKid Feb 2013 #19

Louie, Louie, no! no! Slavery is as immoral as slavery. How much do you make an hour? nt patrice Feb 2013 #20

So, Representative Gohmert, indict George W. Bush . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #21

So every corporation on the face of the planet is immoral, eh? randome Feb 2013 #22

You notice that only white guys are willing to make that comparison? (nt) Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #23

Hey Louie! Did you feel this way during the Shrub administration? muntrv Feb 2013 #24

rrrriiiiiiiight. Phlem Feb 2013 #25

If Federal debt is immoral, why doesn't the good Congressman come clean and tell us indepat Feb 2013 #26

It's Gohmert again. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #27

Guess those illegal wars They_Live Feb 2013 #28

+1 ...and a few trillion. L0oniX Mar 2013 #39

Hey gohmert, the republi-CON party is as immoral as slavery. calimary Feb 2013 #29

Louie Gohmert, says he is against abortion then pushes for guns everywhere. Thinkingabout Feb 2013 #30

How we got that much debt is immoral, perhaps. n/t silvershadow Feb 2013 #31

Would that make Reagan, Bush I and Bush II Heywood J Mar 2013 #32

OooooKay.... n2doc Mar 2013 #35

Louie "Gomer" Gohmert Andy Stanton Mar 2013 #37

He must have forgot about the genocide of the indian nations. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #38

Unless of course Turbineguy Mar 2013 #40

That's funny..since he's one of the ones who created it.Two unfunded wars, etc.Yes they are immoral judesedit Mar 2013 #41

Darn, too bad Molly Ivins passed on... love_katz Mar 2013 #43

This part is true: demwing Mar 2013 #45

big +1 n/t Psephos Mar 2013 #46

That quote reminds me of this picture: demwing Mar 2013 #47

An Aggie named Gohmert from Tyler, told Newsmax....... Gabby Hayes Mar 2013 #49

There is no such comparison and he undermines the seriousness of slavery with such talk. CarmanK Mar 2013 #50

Here's a possible solution: devalue the currency. Deep13 Mar 2013 #51

I thought that it would either be Gohmert or Bachmann Chakab Mar 2013 #52

Nuts blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #53