LOL@ BO thread...

[Uncle Mxy]

Most federal budget savings (and spendings) are based on projections. It's not dirty pool to project spending out based on current commitments, then tweak something that projects out to less spending, and call it a cut -- as long as you are aware that it's a projection. It's not a real increase or cut until the money is actually counted.

[Glenn]

#100

I lolled

[geerussell]

Mxy is just so fucking cogent.

MANCRUSH

and

[Tahoe]

And wrong on this one

[Uncle Mxy]

Obama's been clear that his would-be budget cuts are relative to the Bush budget (+ Iraq, which had been off-budget for far too long) and reasonable projections from that. If you don't think that the Iraq projection is a very reasonable projection from which to do that, then tell me what's wrong with it. If you think the whole notion of projecting then cutting based off the projecting of future costs is disingenuous, well, that's been part of yearly budget concoction forever.

He's not counting the (hopefully) one-time stimulus stuff into it, except as added interest payment on the additional debt. He's not saying "I spent $800 billion now, I'm not gonna spend that $800 billion next year, it's an $800 billion cut". Now THAT would be bullshit... The real test here is -- if this stimulus thing is needed over a buncha years, will it become part of the budget? At that point, any projected "cut" goes out the window (and armageddon has likely arrived, which will satisfy the "end of days" Bushies).

[Uncle Mxy]

BTW Tahoe... don't you worry...

[Tahoe]

lol...nice...I'm going to get back on this a lil later. And then I'm going to start a new thread about his budget.

[Uncle Mxy]

Someone said that BO said there was NO EARMARKS in the spending bill. If so LMAO

Reportedly, he said that to elicit laughs from the audience.

LOL *by* BO...

[Fool]

[Tahoe]

Reportedly, he said that to elicit laughs from the audience.

LOL *by* BO...

I did end up seeing the clip and it was done with a straight face. It must be on youtube. I'll look it up at some point.