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Old 10-16-2008, 06:30 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Archaea View Post
Yes I've read that, but what I interpret you to mean, is,

A) you don't like the interventionist foreign policy of the Bush Administration;

B) you don't like the big government spending on the military and if there will be government spending no matter what, it might as well address issues which matter more to you.

And I agree with most of your criticisms but disagree with your solution.

And thus, you may have concluded that Obama offers a hope that something can change.
You got A right

B is more accurately stated:
If there is no alternative to big spending, I'd prefer a candidate who's not afraid to admit that we have to tax to keep pace with spending. We can't keep deferring our tax obligations to our kids.
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