About that $100,000 a year White House dog walker

[JD Barleycorn]

Yes, he was added after many years and died under mysterious circumstances. Who knows what he knew?

[JCM800]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

If the Obama family was taking care of the dog then that would be normal like he wants us to believe and really? Do you really think anyone would be bringing that up? The Bush's had daughters going off to college so they were not available. The Clintons had a cat and the elder Bush had no children to do these menial chores. This has everything to do with lack of money for the people of this country and the president still spending money (our money) hand over fist.

this is hilarious.... so everyone before Obama were too busy to fuck with the animals, so they get a pass, right? ...no way they were out spending taxpayer money...

also i thought the dog was a hypoallergenic breed that they bought because of one of the kids allergies.

[JD Barleycorn]

Do you really believe that story?

Only Clinton had a young enough child that would be dealing with dog walking. You could go back to Carter but they needed to hang a steak around Amy's neck to get the dog to come anywhere near her. For the Obama's it is about PR. Remember how they polled the American public about the kind of dog to get? I am sure that most Americans know about all about the Portuguese Water Dog.

[JCM800]

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

You could go back to Carter but they needed to hang a steak around Amy's neck to get the dog to come anywhere near her

hahaha

[cptjohnstone]

nm

[CuteOldGuy]

Originally Posted by TexTushHog

Ok, suppose you're correct, though I don't think you are. The point is to make the decrease in the rate of increase as painful and maladept as possible to encourage anomalous results to force people on both sides to reach a less painful compromise.

The only reason the cuts are painful is because Obama is making them painful. The areas where he is cutting, like airports, etc. don't need to be cut. Especially when there are no real cuts, only a slight, very slight, slow down in the rate of growth.

This is a stage play to try to make Republicans look bad. Like they need any help looking bad.

[Doove]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

This is a stage play to try to make Republicans look bad.

You mean like starting a thread for the purposes of whining about a $100,000 dog walker that isn't?

[Guest040616]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

This is a stage play to try to make Republicans look bad.

Originally Posted by Doove

You mean like starting a thread for the purposes of whining about a $100,000 dog walker that isn't?

Republicans don't need any assistance in making themselves look bad!

[TexTushHog]

Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

The only reason the cuts are painful is because Obama is making them painful. The areas where he is cutting, like airports, etc. don't need to be cut. Especially when there are no real cuts, only a slight, very slight, slow down in the rate of growth.

This is a stage play to try to make Republicans look bad. Like they need any help looking bad.

You are wrong. The sequester legislation required all non-exempt accounts in the budget be cut equally. There is no discretion as to cuts between budget accounts, only within accounts. And each executive department's budget, say the FAA, may have dozens, or even hundreds, of accounts, depending on its complexity.

It's was meant to be cumbersome and painful so it would compel the two sides to negotiate a more logical set of cuts.

[JD Barleycorn]

Actually Tushie you are wrong! There are no cuts in the current budget. These "cuts" are a reduction in the GROWTH planned for this year. If what you say is true then we will spend less this year than we did last year but that is not true. We are planning on spending MORE than last year but LESS than they wanted to. So ask yourself why is Obama closing down the White House and 149 air traffic control towers if we are spending more than we did the year before.

[timpage]

Which, of course, entirely misses the point of his post. You fucking idiot.

Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

Actually Tushie you are wrong! There are no cuts in the current budget. These "cuts" are a reduction in the GROWTH planned for this year. If what you say is true then we will spend less this year than we did last year but that is not true. We are planning on spending MORE than last year but LESS than they wanted to. So ask yourself why is Obama closing down the White House and 149 air traffic control towers if we are spending more than we did the year before.

[CuteOldGuy]

No Timmy, YOU are missing the point. Nothing is being cut. Obama is grandstanding, plain and simple. And people are believing his bullshit. It's amazing, but Obama is the best player at this game I've ever seen.

[Yssup Rider]

Unlike you Whiny!

[JD Barleycorn]

I go to where the post leads me Tushie bug.

[TheDaliLama]

Walking the fucking dog?

I thought that was covered in Joe Biden's job description.