I totally agree with that. There are several states (I think Florida is one) that have balanced budget requirements in their state constitutions. Their governors are required by law to balance it every year.

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Well am I correct?
Do you guys have a balanced budget?

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I'll tell ya what Godzilla, lets leave the good practices and innovation, for the most part, to the private sector.

I really hope you dig deeply into the numbers, the actual CBO numbers on where this country has been headed since the Federal Gov. decided it needed to micromanage every little thing it could. The lesson that "SHOULD" be learned from all of this is a very simple one. And I believe a guy by the name of Ron Paul said it best.

"My personal finances would look good to if I borrowed a million dollars a day, but someday the bills gonna come due".

Then what? Monatary Failure with a total collapse. This isn't speculative either, this is a proven historical fact, time and time again. You can't have your cake and eat it too. A free market society just doesn't work that way.

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Ah, the balanced budget amendment. The only part of that Contract With America that didn't pass successfully. Shame, really.

Ham

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A new wrinkle.
Democrats are so worried about losing Ted Kennedy's seat (oh the irony) they're now considering passing the bill without another Senate vote.
If they can force House Democrats to accept the Senate bill with no changes and pass it in the house, the Senate wouldn't have to vote again.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100117/ap_ ... tts_senate

I personally have a hard time believing Reid would be able to make Pelosi swallow her pride and just go along with covering fewer people and no public option.

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Agreed Ham.

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Washington elitist David Gergen, dripping with arrogance and pomposity, was smacked down hard for making this "Ted Kennedy's Seat" analogy during the recent Brown/Coakley debate. Many are suggesting this was the key turning point in the race.

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The Glass Steagall act was repealed by Clinton and if your "trashing the constitution" comment is referring to the Patriot act I'd like to remind you only 1 Democrat voted against it.
Unless you'd like to clarify I fail to see how this is the fault of one party.

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