The more I read about this stimulus package ...

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by Tex

Yes, I did. I think invoking the Great Depression is the stuff drama queens are made of, besides being a massive insult to those who lived through the real thing.

And no, I don't think both parties are the same in ways that matter. Yes, they both like to spend (though I think the Dems like it more). I have a hunch that if your precious Libertarians got into power for a few years, they'd do the same. That's not unique to party ... it's endemic to humanity.

Libertarians don't get into power because they don't change their philosophy every so many years like Republicans do. Principles are great to have but they don't get you elected or keep you in power. This massive bailout that was pushed by Bush, McCain and Palin in which they invoked such hyperbole about great depressions would make Reagan turn in his grave. What's "conservative" today is not anything like what Barry Goldwater would view as conservative.