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Also this thread is not getting enough attention or generating enough discussion.

Actually I have not read your entire OP. It has nothing new to me or probably most regular readers of DU. This is not meant as a criticism because you have done a good work of remembering.

It is hard for me to fathom, on this election day, how so many American voters can still be either so unaware or unconcerned about the perfidity of these people. It's like they need a house to fall on them, but even then if Bush was their contractor they probably would just say "well, nobody could have predicted that" even though a Democratic house inspector was out there last week saying that the construction was substandard.

Perhaps instead of "had enough?" our theme should have been "we fu$%ing told you so" because I am sure we can find quotes from before the war, and here's one from Senator Nelson of Florida before the tax cuts of 2001.

"I strongly support responsible tax cuts of nearly $1 trillion that
would give Americans the relief they deserve. I voted for such cuts as
some of us tried to amend both this bill and the earlier budget
resolution. Specifically, I support tax cuts that meet four criteria--
tax cuts that (1) do not raid Social Security; (2) do not raid
Medicare; and (3) provide relief from the marriage tax penalty now, not
later; and (4) pay down the national debt.
Instead we are left with a tax package that is fiscally
irresponsible.
With all due respect to Senators Grassley and Baucus, we are about to
vote on a tax bill that largely promises future relief based on future
surpluses that may not materialize. It poses a serious threat to our
economy because it will use up what surplus there is so we cannot pay
down the national debt. And it seriously threatens our Medicare and
Social Security trust funds--not only in 2012 but beginning next year."

Let me repeat the one line: "With all due respect to Senators Grassley and Baucus, we are about to vote on a tax bill that largely promises future relief based on future surpluses that may not materialize."

That's pretty prophetic, and I would add that the only respect Senators Grassley and Baucus are due is none. In fact, less than none, an amount of respect equal to this years deficit.