do dims live in a time warp?
I think your question might actually be an insight as to why so many conservatives don't seem to learn from past examples of being both wrong and in denial at the same time. They just refuse to learn from their mistakes. I guess ignorance IS bliss...for some people.
Talking about learning from mistakes let's , adress the first time the fuckers defaulted, circa 1935.
Back then the bastard hads printed to much paper money. When the people tried to redeem the same Uncle Sam couldn't and defaulted.
The Lesson was LEARN TO LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS.
The fuckers, of course, ignored it.
Hopefully losing their credit rating will force the mo'fo's to live withing their means.
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Reagan and the two Bushes created 93% of the National Debt by lowering taxes for the rich. Go to reaganbushdebt.com to see the numbers.
Now we need to raise taxes and cut spending.
Have the Republicans learned their lesson?
No.