Saturday, October 25, 2008


Frank envisions post-election stimulus from Democrats
By Steve Urbon
Standard-Times senior correspondent
October 24, 2008

NEW BEDFORD — After the November election, Democrats will push for a second economic stimulus package that includes money for the states' stalled infrastructure projects, along with help paying for healthcare expenses, food stamps and extended unemployment benefits, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said Thursday.

In a meeting with the editorial board of The Standard-Times, Rep. Frank, D-Mass., also called for a 25 percent cut in military spending, saying the Pentagon has to start choosing from its many weapons programs, and that upper-income taxpayers are going to see an increase in what they are asked to pay.

The military cuts also mean getting out of Iraq sooner, he said.

"The people of Iraq want us out, and we want to stay over their objection," he said. "It's extraordinary." The Maliki government in Iraq "can't sell (the withdrawal deal with the U.S.) because it sounds like we're going to stay too long."...
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This is the same economic measures that Clinton used for his economic efforts...reduce the military, slash the military, cut the military.

All the while doing noting other than encouraging terrorism by placating terrorist's attacks, noble negotiation, and otherwise assuming that if we just ignore it then it will go away.

Well, it didn't.

Slashing the military only encourages terrorists.

This song and dance has been sung before.

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Blogger Rachelle Jones said...

It seems strange to me, that the World view of Americans is so narrow. And I partially blame the MSM for this. The other part I will blame on "the people"...

Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran and Syria, are simply not the only pieces of the Global War on Terror.

This will be The Long War, with perhaps no possible end in sight.

I wonder if "the people", are aware of terrorists acts in places like Africa, Indonesia, Thailand etc?

One does not really have to look far for some of the story.

I tend to like BBC for global news, but it is biased indeed.

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