In the November 7 "Washington Post," in an article reporting on the Virginia General Assembly elections, staff writer Tim Craig adopted the liberal terminology of referring to government spending as "investing" as he relayed that Democratic Governor Tim Kaine hopes to get more support for his "agenda to invest more in education, health care, and the environment." The complete text of a similar article using the same line can be found on the Washington Post's Web site here. In the front-page article "Delays in Counting Slow Results in State, Local Races," after summarizing some of the early election results, including the plight of some Republican state senators running for re-election in Democratic-trending districts, the following one-sentence paragraph ran on page A12:
Kaine staked his political reputation on Democratic gains in the 140-member legislature as he sought to build on the party's recent advances in the state and bolster the chances he can win approval of his agenda to invest more in education, health care and the environment.
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Wed, 11/07/2007 - 16:11 ET by ScrapironOld, Retired and glad of it.
I hope the people of Va can afford the 'rich' governor and his pals. The only investment they will make with the taxpayer money will be in their own bank accounts. The state is fast becoming a haven for criminals and unlivable like most of the blue states. I only lost one vote yesterday on a split ticket. Voted against a corrupt/unqualified republican running for sheriff and a corrupt/idiot democrat lawyer running for Clerk of the court and both came out right. Only lost a vote against a military troop hater on the school board.
ROI
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 16:38 ET by totalkaosdaveTotalKaosDave
Yeah, my taxes will be considered an "investment" when a politician can tell me what my return on that investment is...in dollars if you please.
Libtards love word games
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 17:02 ET by KevroyLiberals love to come up with new words for the ones that aren't working for them.
'Taxes' becomes 'investments' or 'revenue enhancements'
'Liberals' becomes 'progressives'
'Terrorists' becomes 'insurgents'
'Surrender' becomes 'redeployment'
'Illegal aliens' becomes 'undocumented immigrants'
'Bums' becomes 'homeless'
'Transvestites' becomes 'gender challenged'
'Flip-flopping' becomes 'nuanced'
'America' becomes 'world pariah'
"Blowjob' becomes 'not sex'
They can't level with the American public...if they did, they would never win another election. So instead they play word games.
kev... Excellent! It
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 17:10 ET by bigtimerkev...
Excellent!
It gets absolutely mind-bending plus maddening with anybody that has a brain that works.
Plus getting caught lying becomes just a 'snafu'.....
Return On Investment Estimator
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 17:12 ET by mattmTake the amount of tax you paid, including Social Security and medicare tax, multiply that amount by the 50 (the average life-span minus 20 years), then multiply this number by negative 1. There you have it!
Come on folks there is more
Wed, 11/07/2007 - 17:39 ET by mvfreemanCome on folks there is more than one definition for "invest".
invest
2 entries found.
invest[1,transitive verb]invest[2,verb]
Main Entry: 2invest Function: verb Etymology: Italian investire to clothe, invest money, from Latin, to clothe Date: 1613
transitive verb 1 : to commit (money) in order to earn a financial return 2 : to make use of for future benefits or advantages <invested her time wisely> 3 : to involve or engage especially emotionally <were deeply invested in their children's lives> intransitive verb
I just wish the government would invest more money in border control.