Congress has much work to do

Yawwnn...

excuse me *yawn*

The more you post, the more I realize how appropriately you named yourself.

*yawn*

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Federal spending in North Dakota has increased dramatically even over just the last few bienniums (my numbers don’t even include federal monies going straight to county/township/municipal governments). Given the relative fiscal health of North Dakota’s budget, and the absolute mess that is the federal government’s fiscal situation, wouldn’t it make sense for North Dakota leaders to begin weening the state off federal spending so that any impending national “fiscal cliffs” in the future put the state at less risk?

That would be the prudent thing to do, but federal money is like cat****to far too many local officials. Too often, they just can’t say no.

Rob Port is the editor of SayAnythingBlog****. In 2011 he was a finalist for the Watch Dog of the Year from the Sam Adams Alliance and winner of the Americans For Prosperity Award for Online Excellence. He writes a weekly column for several North Dakota newspapers, and also serves as a policy fellow for the North Dakota Policy Cou

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According to a pamphlet of North Dakota’s financial facts created by the state Office of Management and Budget for legislators in advance of the upcoming session, in the 2011 – 2013 biennium federal money makes up 33.9% of total state spending:

Since the 2005 – 2007 biennium federal dollars in the state budget have increased 52.7% in relation to an overall increase of 82% in total state spending.

The share of federal spending as a percentage of overall state spending has decreased since the 2005 – 2007 biennium, from over 40% to 34%, but that has more to do with the rapid growth in spending from state revenues which has increased nearly 104% over that time.

Federal spending in North Dakota has increased dramatically even over just the last few bienniums (my numbers don’t even include federal monies going straight to county/township/municipal governments). Given the relative fiscal health of North Dakota’s budget, and the absolute mess that is the federal government’s fisca

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Now we all know you are simply nuts yawnn or peas or what the #$%@ you ar saying Wayde1.

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If you hear the Twilight Zone, you need a tin-foil hat or some professional help as you must have mental issues.

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hj & h4c and you think my views are twisted? I think I hear the theme song of the "Twighlight Zone"!

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Whay dim witt said,Mission accomplished and brownie your doing a heck of a job? WA. I guess they vote for the downgrade

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WOW, that is clear cut!!

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Let’s break this statement apart so even a simpleton can understand it... WorriedAmerican Jan-10-13 9:47 AM

hj & h4c are soooo obsessed with President Obama's apparent powerful control over the American people! WITH EVERY MOVE HE MAKES HE IS DOING JUST THAT. AND ALONG WITH IT GO YOUR FREEDOMS. If he has so much control why is it taking him two terms to take all of your guns, and your money, and give them all to his liberal friends? HE’S DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT TOO. HE DOES WANT OUR GUNS AND MONEY IN HIS PLAN TO REDISTRIBUTE THE WEALTH. Why didn't overthrow the gov't in his first term? HE IS THE GOVERNMENT AND IS FOLLOWING THE MARXIST AGENDA VERY WELL What is he waiting for? FOR AMERICANS TO JUST GIVE UP, GIVE IN AND SURRENDER.

But people like you welcome the takeover...we don’t.

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hj & h4c are soooo obsessed with President Obama's apparent powerful control over the American people! If he has so much control why is it taking him two terms to take all of your guns, and your money, and give them all to his liberal friends? Why didn't overthrow the gov't in his first term? What is he waiting for?

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You, being a prime example of what I said.

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Worried has trouble discerning the truth in just about anything that oppose his narrow minded views. He just can't seem to understand what others might think of him that don't share his views. For example;

Quote of the day or of the new year...

MagicCityBorn Jan-09-13 12:41 PM

WorriedAmerican you sound very unintelligent with your responses. Better to let people think you're unintelligent than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

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RugbyReader....I have to disagree with you ever so slighly. GW was not smart enough to throw the world into economic chaos or dispurse troops to two foreign countries by himself. Heck..Does this sound like a smart man? Mr. Bush paraphrased: "Iraq has WMD. I don't need the approval of the U.N., congress, or the American people to attack Iraq and destroy the WMD." Cheney sat a half seat behind him, allegedly had his hand up GW suit jacket and eyes blinking at the crowd whenever WMD was spoken.

Rumor has it, Haliburton put up 500 Million Dollars to keep the Hague from pursuing WAR CRIMES against Cheney...Who says money can't buy you LOVE.

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hj I don't think either party wants to make the tough cuts that need to be done. That is why it is taking so long for Congress to do anything about it.

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There he goes again...like the old two step dance.

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HJ do you think the gov't should pay it's bills or should the republicans down grade our rating again by shutting the gov't down?

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So Bush shouldn't be responsible for anything? Those 8 years of disaster didn't really happen and all those who perished didn't really exist. Or it was all Clinton's fault because he received a BJ in the oval office! That sounds like the logic of the republican party!

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h4c it is amazing how you republicans always talk about fiscal responsibilty and seldom act fiscal responsible!

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hj do you think if Bush would have spent more time on the job instead of on vacation that 9/11 would not have happened? We can play these what if games all day hj. Bush owns the 9/11 it happened on his watch and all the deaths and the costs of those wars are his responsibility. You cannot change that. We are all paying for that now, however the families of all the ones that paid the ultimate sacrifices know what Bush's inactions and actions caused don't we!

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Henryjay, doesn’t it bring you back to your early days of fatherhood? Arguing with Worried is like arguing with a five year old but I would bet your kids, when they were five, completely understood.

But Worried in the back seat, keeps repeating himself over and over again. It is “Eisenhower’s fault” I know it is! After years and years it is easily to see how he resembles his twin...Honey Boo Boo.

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Dwight Eisenhower was last Republican President to preside over a balanced budget. He had a balanced budget in 1956 and 1957. Since then, there have been two presidents to preside over balanced budgets, LBJ in 1969 and Clinton in 1998 through 2001. During the last 40 years there have been five budget surpluses, all five were under Democratic Presidents: 1969, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.

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After Republicans regained control of the Senate in the November 2002 elections (thus taking control of the budget process for fiscal 2004 which would begin on Oct. 1, 2003), the all-Republican Congress continued running deficits for four fiscal years (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). During that time, with President George W. Bush in the White House, the Republicans controlled both the legislative and executive branches but failed to balance the budget.

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hj you believe republican congress men and women do not waste taxpayers money? What about the bridge to now where in Alaska? Or their pet projects their military spending! Especially two wars that they didn't put on the books!!!

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To clarify: From WA--How in the hubs of double hockey sticks did we get in this predicament in first place then!!--

I repeat-- by democrats blindly drinking the koolaid for the last 60 years.

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disgusted I don't even like kool-aid and what does todd aiken have to do with anything?

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