Preaching to the "Base"

George Bush was criticized frequently for his alleged use of fear tactics. And, yes, a lot of that criticism was entirely understandable. One, he scared us into thinking that the Iraqis were on the verge of nuclear weapons, expediting what has now become a six year involvement in that country. And, yes, more recently, he scared us into thinking that the only way that we, as a nation, could secure our economic freedom would be for Congress to pass what turned out to be this 700 billion dollar bailout bill. I mean, seriously, talk about jumping and thinking about the consequences later. Two pretty good examples of it, huh?.........................................................Well, guess what, folks? I'm starting to get a little political deja vu here. This, I'm saying, in that, think about it. Is that not exactly what President Obama is doing here with this so-called stimulus bill, saying that if in fact we don't pass it, and pass it immediately, there'll be "catostrophic' consequences? I don't know, folks, don't you think that, BEFORE we spend the amount of money we spent on the New Deal and the Vietnam War COMBINED (yes, adjusted for inflation), it might not be the worst idea to talk about it at least a while longer? I don't think that it'd hurt all that much, do you?