Bob Dole Trashes GOP, Says They Need A Sign That Reads "Closed For Repairs"

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

No, Bill Clinton Didn't Balance the Budget | Cato Institute

Newt Gingrich and company — for all their faults — have received virtually no credit for balancing the budget. Yet today’s surplus is, in part, a byproduct of the GOP’s single-minded crusade to end 30 years of red ink. Arguably, Gingrich’s finest hour as Speaker came in March 1995 when he rallied the entire Republican House caucus behind the idea of eliminating the deficit within seven years.



We have a balanced budget today that is mostly a result of 1) an exceptionally strong economy that is creating gobs of new tax revenues and 2) a shrinking military budget. Social spending is still soaring and now costs more than $1 trillion.
Skeptics said it could not be done in seven years. The GOP did it in four.

Now let us contrast this with the Clinton fiscal record. Recall that it was the Clinton White House that fought Republicans every inch of the way in balancing the budget in 1995. When Republicans proposed their own balanced-budget plan, the White House waged a shameless Mediscare campaign to torpedo the plan — a campaign that the Washington Post slammed as “pure demagoguery.” It was Bill Clinton who, during the big budget fight in 1995, had to submit not one, not two, but five budgets until he begrudgingly matched the GOP’s balanced-budget plan. In fact, during the height of the budget wars in the summer of 1995, the Clinton administration admitted that “balancing the budget is not one of our top priorities.”

Actually, the Republicans never balanced it either. The borrowed from intragovernmental holdings to "balance" the budget and left IOUs they never paid back.

 

[Pete7469]

I don't fully know what Dole meant, but I'm ready to get rid of some Rhino's myself.

Put in some who will stick to their guns in the battles with the Dems. In the Gov't shutdowns, and OH MY GOD SEQUESTER I'd have shut it down.

We've done it before, and the SKY DIDN'T FALL DEMS? Like Obama running around the country YELLING THEY ARE SHUTTING YOU DOWN AMERICA.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. PATHETIC.

Right. Becaus eit worked so well for the GOP in the 90's. Just ask Gingrich.

You mean when the GOP tilted conservative and held on to the legislative branch after 1994?

Seems like the conservative lean helped them, Bob Dole.... well not so much.

 

[whitehall]

Another rino sore loser. Ho hum. I wonder if Dole remembers that he ran the worst campaign in republican party history. I guess he thought it was his turn and the GOP be damned.

 

[edthecynic]

 

[eagle1462010]

I don't fully know what Dole meant, but I'm ready to get rid of some Rhino's myself.

Rhino?

Or did you mean

Republican In Name Only

Yep.

 

[eagle1462010]

No, Bill Clinton Didn't Balance the Budget | Cato Institute

Newt Gingrich and company — for all their faults — have received virtually no credit for balancing the budget. Yet today’s surplus is, in part, a byproduct of the GOP’s single-minded crusade to end 30 years of red ink. Arguably, Gingrich’s finest hour as Speaker came in March 1995 when he rallied the entire Republican House caucus behind the idea of eliminating the deficit within seven years.



We have a balanced budget today that is mostly a result of 1) an exceptionally strong economy that is creating gobs of new tax revenues and 2) a shrinking military budget. Social spending is still soaring and now costs more than $1 trillion.
Skeptics said it could not be done in seven years. The GOP did it in four.

Now let us contrast this with the Clinton fiscal record. Recall that it was the Clinton White House that fought Republicans every inch of the way in balancing the budget in 1995. When Republicans proposed their own balanced-budget plan, the White House waged a shameless Mediscare campaign to torpedo the plan — a campaign that the Washington Post slammed as “pure demagoguery.” It was Bill Clinton who, during the big budget fight in 1995, had to submit not one, not two, but five budgets until he begrudgingly matched the GOP’s balanced-budget plan. In fact, during the height of the budget wars in the summer of 1995, the Clinton administration admitted that “balancing the budget is not one of our top priorities.”

Actually, the Republicans never balanced it either. The borrowed from intragovernmental holdings to "balance" the budget and left IOUs they never paid back.

We've never had the true Balanced Budget, unless you go a long way back. But during this time it was lowered, welfare was reformed, and cuts were made. Either way people should understand my point here.

 

[Antares]

McCain and Dole need to just sit quietly in the corner, we don't give a shit about either of them.

 

[Crackerjaxon]

I thought he was dead.

 

[Pete7469]

No, Bill Clinton Didn't Balance the Budget | Cato Institute

Newt Gingrich and company — for all their faults — have received virtually no credit for balancing the budget. Yet today’s surplus is, in part, a byproduct of the GOP’s single-minded crusade to end 30 years of red ink. Arguably, Gingrich’s finest hour as Speaker came in March 1995 when he rallied the entire Republican House caucus behind the idea of eliminating the deficit within seven years.



We have a balanced budget today that is mostly a result of 1) an exceptionally strong economy that is creating gobs of new tax revenues and 2) a shrinking military budget. Social spending is still soaring and now costs more than $1 trillion.
Skeptics said it could not be done in seven years. The GOP did it in four.

Now let us contrast this with the Clinton fiscal record. Recall that it was the Clinton White House that fought Republicans every inch of the way in balancing the budget in 1995. When Republicans proposed their own balanced-budget plan, the White House waged a shameless Mediscare campaign to torpedo the plan — a campaign that the Washington Post slammed as “pure demagoguery.” It was Bill Clinton who, during the big budget fight in 1995, had to submit not one, not two, but five budgets until he begrudgingly matched the GOP’s balanced-budget plan. In fact, during the height of the budget wars in the summer of 1995, the Clinton administration admitted that “balancing the budget is not one of our top priorities.”

Actually, the Republicans never balanced it either. The borrowed from intragovernmental holdings to "balance" the budget and left IOUs they never paid back.

We've never had the true Balanced Budget, unless you go a long way back. But during this time it was lowered, welfare was reformed, and cuts were made. Either way people should understand my point here.

All people understand your point.

Liberals aren't people, they're robots.

 

[Pheonixops]

The same Bob Dole the Left smeared as being old and out of touch? That Bob Dole?
How come whenever some forgotten no one in the GOP criticizes the party the Left is all over him. But when prominent Democrats criticize their party they're smeared as traitors?

The same can be said about the "conservatives" and the way they flock over "Black conservatives" who make ignorant, inaccurate blanket generalizations about "the Blacks".

That's pretty much the same thing that happened to General Powell and Michael Steele when they didn't tow the "conservative" republican party line.

 

[Pheonixops]

He said he would not be welcomed in today's Repub party just as the Gipper would not, being the tax-raising, amnesty-giving, record he built up. Pretty sad when he, a disabled WW II vet, says that the party he knew is now full of wankers

 

[Pete7469]

The same Bob Dole the Left smeared as being old and out of touch? That Bob Dole?
How come whenever some forgotten no one in the GOP criticizes the party the Left is all over him. But when prominent Democrats criticize their party they're smeared as traitors?

The same can be said about the "conservatives" and the way they flock over "Black conservatives" who make ignorant, inaccurate blanket generalizations about "the Blacks".

That's pretty much the same thing that happened to General Powell and Michael Steele when they didn't tow the "conservative" republican party line.

Didn't "tow the conservative line"?

I think endorsing obozo pretty much crossed the line. I don't know much about Steele, but his "leadership" was about as effective as your moonbat messiah's "transparent" government.

I just have to wonder if you were born that stupid, or are you deliberately this ignorant?

It would take a lot less effort to simply embrace reality you know.

 

[The Rabbi]

The same Bob Dole the Left smeared as being old and out of touch? That Bob Dole?
How come whenever some forgotten no one in the GOP criticizes the party the Left is all over him. But when prominent Democrats criticize their party they're smeared as traitors?

The same can be said about the "conservatives" and the way they flock over "Black conservatives" who make ignorant, inaccurate blanket generalizations about "the Blacks".

That's pretty much the same thing that happened to General Powell and Michael Steele when they didn't tow the "conservative" republican party line.

No, it cannot be said about conservatives. Ron Paul was against the Iraq War. Richard Shelby was for it. They both exist in the GOP. Joe Lieberman got kicked out of the Democratic party for supporting it.

Michael Steele was an incompetent. Powell was an incompetent when it came to running state. Just because someone is black doesnt mean they are competent. Or the opposite.

 

[Stephanie]

Can you believe they take a what, 90 year man and prop him up for an interview just so someone like black-label can get a tingle..

Mr. Dole was a nice guy and all, but please Bob you lost your run for President for the gop..

so stop it

the left will USE anyone, children, senors, dead people...ANYONE

 

[Pete7469]

Can you believe they take a what, 90 year man and prop him up for an interview just so someone like black-label can get a tingle..

Mr. Dole was a nice guy and all, but please Bob you lost your run for President for the gop..

so stop it

the left will USE anyone, children, senors, dead people...ANYONE

I'd actually like to see the entire unedited interview.

10 bucks says it wouldn't be something these bed wetters would crow about.

 

[Black_Label]

Can you believe they take a what, 90 year man and prop him up for an interview just so someone like black-label can get a tingle..

Mr. Dole was a nice guy and all, but please Bob you lost your run for President for the gop..

so stop it

the left will USE anyone, children, senors, dead people...ANYONE

 

[Oddball]

Bob Olde?

Isn't he the fossil that got his ass kicked in the '96 presidential election?

Now he's telling republicans how to win?

M'kaayyy.

 

[Stephanie]

Black-label isn't even a USEFUL tool.

just a frikken worthless TROLL who uses our senors for his shit stirring threads

 

[FishfaceDeMarco]

It's good to see a little sanity in the GOP

Bob Dole Lashes Republican Party: They Should Put A Sign On The Door That Says ?Closed For Repairs? | Mediaite

Bitter, party of one?

 

[Black_Label]

Black-label isn't even a USEFUL tool.

just a frikken worthless TROLL who uses our senors for his shit stirring threads

Your butthurt meltdown over Dole calling your america-hating party a bunch of nutjobs is quite comical, keep it up steph-infection