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Still not acknowledging your use of a "Straw Man" question to deflect from the acknowledgement that

Author: TyroneIrish (23856 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 4:40 pm on Mar 6, 2026

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Trump is exacerbating our National Debt. Read the explanation I provided you...fit's you perfectly.

Replies to: "Still not acknowledging your use of a "Straw Man" question to deflect from the acknowledgement that"

Great job Republicans and Democrats. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 5:52pm 3/3/26 (37) [View All]
- Democrats are not averse to well planned and coordinated efforts to reduce the national debt...just - TyroneIrish - 6:15pm 3/3/26
  - Had nothing to do with Gingrich and the Internet bubble, right? - NedoftheHill - 7:27pm 3/3/26
    - Welfare reform. - PaND - 1:10pm 3/4/26
    - I know it's hard to admit, but the evidence is irrefutable...Democrats cooperated with Republicans [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 12:20am 3/4/26
  - The Gore Commission - and the Gingrich House - balanced the budget - Chris94 - 6:16pm 3/3/26
    - If the ME didn't have so much oil, we wouldn't be having this conversation... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 6:26pm 3/3/26
- Insane. Unless this is fixed in the next few years, we are witnessing the twilight of the Republic. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 6:08pm 3/3/26
  - You voted for skyrocketing debt. - conorlarkin - 10:17pm 3/3/26
    - Conor, who is the last fiscal hawk you voted for? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 3:31am 3/4/26
      - Chris Coons — balanced approach to deficit reduction. [NT] - conorlarkin - 9:11am 3/4/26
        I don't see anything in his profile that would solve the debt problem. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:00pm 3/4/26
    - I've been clear: Until the government shows it can cut, we should give it no more money. - NedoftheHill - 2:37am 3/4/26
      - Why do corporations and the wealthiest among us need tax cuts?...We've seen the corps use them - TyroneIrish - 4:54pm 3/4/26
        Starting a new topic. Weird how you have to change subject. - NedoftheHill - 5:06pm 3/4/26
        Good thing not everyone agrees with your line of thinking...weird that a veteran like yourself would - TyroneIrish - 3:04am 3/5/26
        Sounds ike something you would call slander. Shame on you. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:41am 3/5/26
        Would you cut funding for the GI Bill?...after all, they get paid, let them save for their education - TyroneIrish - 8:03am 3/5/26
        I've said over and over and over: I would cut every program, and gradually eliminate many. - NedoftheHill - 5:31am 3/6/26
        If you'd read my repeated references to the only admin since WWII that produced a Surplus, - TyroneIrish - 4:36pm 3/6/26
  - No one is going to fix it, Simpson-Bowles was the last ditch effort. - iairishcheeks - 8:19pm 3/3/26
    - Agreed. We just vote on what type of spending we want to destroy the nation, not whether to do so. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:31pm 3/3/26
      - The epitaph will read "We built a government so big...it destroyed us." Or maybe... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:04pm 3/3/26
        Not with a bang but with a whimper. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 10:37pm 3/3/26
        "My name is (Ozymandias/Barack Obama/Donald J.)...look on my works ye mighty and despair..." - TakethetrainKnute - 1:56pm 3/4/26
- We are about to increase defense spending by 50% - Chris94 - 6:01pm 3/3/26
  - I just can't believe that will happen. Do you really think it will? - NedoftheHill - 6:06pm 3/3/26
    - That's what he said... - TyroneIrish - 6:22pm 3/3/26
      - I asked if Chris believes Trump. I'm looking forward to hearing his answer. - NedoftheHill - 7:20pm 3/3/26
        I believe that the Iranian regime is rife with extreme Zealots who will resort to suicide bombings - TyroneIrish - 7:33pm 3/3/26
        You can't answer a yes or no question? Do you believe a 50% increase in defense spending will occur? - NedoftheHill - 7:45pm 3/3/26
        It's not the number, Ned...it's the very thought of increasing a defense budget that exceeds Russia - TyroneIrish - 12:56am 3/4/26
        OK, so you agree it won't happen. Looking forward to Chris94's response. - NedoftheHill - 2:41am 3/4/26
        You sure can be pedantic, Ned...again, the issue in the OP is our increasing National Debt and - TyroneIrish - 4:28am 3/4/26
        You've lost track of the conversation, and failing miserably in your attempt to recover credibility. - NedoftheHill - 5:10am 3/4/26
        The fact of the matter is that 1) Clinton produced a bipartisan budget surplus to lower our Debt... - TyroneIrish - 7:12am 3/4/26
        Still refusing to answer the question. It is a yes or no question. Are you ready to answer? - NedoftheHill - 5:33am 3/6/26
        Still not acknowledging your use of a "Straw Man" question to deflect from the acknowledgement that - TyroneIrish - 4:40pm 3/6/26

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