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Alan Greenspan, who served as Federal Reserve chairman for 18 years and was the leading Republican economist for the past three decades, levels unusually harsh criticism at President Bush and the Republican Party in his new book, arguing that Bush abandoned the central conservative principle of fiscal restraint.While condemning Democrats, too, for rampant federal spending, he offers Bill Clinton an exemption. The former president emerges as the political hero of "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World," Greenspan's 531-page memoir, which is being published Monday.Greenspan, who had an eight-year alliance with Clinton and Democratic Treasury secretaries in the 1990s, praises Clinton's mind and his tough anti-deficit policies, calling the former president's 1993 economic plan "an act of political courage."But he expresses deep disappointment with Bush. "My biggest frustration remained the president's unwillingness to wield his veto against out-of-control spending," Greenspan writes. "Not exercising the veto power became a hallmark of the Bush presidency. . . . To my mind, Bush's collaborate-don't-confront approach was a major mistake."Greenspan accuses the Republicans who presided over the party's majority in the House until last year of being too eager to tolerate excessive federal spending in exchange for political opportunity. The Republicans, he says, deserved to lose control of the Senate and House in last year's elections. "The Republicans in Congress lost their way," Greenspan writes. "They swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither."
Small govt. republicans are a dying minority of that party. Sad but true.
Quote from: Gay Boy on September 16, 2007, 09:09:50 PMSmall govt. republicans are a dying minority of that party. Sad but true.Join usspoiler (click to show/hide)[close]
Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on September 17, 2007, 12:48:42 PMQuote from: Gay Boy on September 16, 2007, 09:09:50 PMSmall govt. republicans are a dying minority of that party. Sad but true.Join usspoiler (click to show/hide)[close]He is proof they are dead.
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He's our next president.
Orly, http://www.fmnn.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=48507i bet that would chap Rudy's ass.
Stranger things have happened in politics than Ron Paul getting the nomination. THe odds are against him, but he is the only candidate that isnt full of bullshit. And I really believe hes the only guy that wants to better the average american.
