re: #237 laZardo

That was a pretty liberal thing to do by the standards of the early- to mid-1800s.

Here are the political party platforms going back to 1840. Peruse them to see how deeply mistaken you are.

I don’t consider the current state of the economy to be rebuilt.

It was until the Democrat-regulated (through Barney Frank) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed due to bad loans created by government interference.

At the general cost of the relations with almost everyone else in the world. Madrid etc. essentially told them that they’re meatshields against the terrorists.

Not really true, but even if it were— So what? Would you rather have good security, or be “liked” by a bunch of countries that eagerly stab you in the back at every opportunity?