Budget deal raises federal deficit by hundreds of billions

[houndawg]

I believe i was an official in the FDR cabinet who first stated "What's good for General Motors, is good for the country?" 70+ years ago was it not?

I consulted the wiki and it was Charles Erwin Wilson who was Sec Def under Ike and head of GM prior to that. I was going to say touche' but you're kind of wrong on all counts.

Wilson's nomination sparked a controversy that erupted during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee, based on his large stockholdings in General Motors. Reluctant to sell the stock, valued at the time at more than $2.5 million, Wilson agreed to do so under committee pressure. During the hearings, when asked if he could make a decision as Secretary of Defense that would be adverse to the interests of General Motors, Wilson answered affirmatively. But he added that he could not conceive of such a situation "because for years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa". This statement has frequently been misquoted as "What's good for General Motors is good for the country". Although Wilson tried for years to correct the misquote, he was reported at the time of his retirement in 1957 to have accepted the popular impression.[3]

Don't worry, the Dems have plenty of warts too what with Statism and such but Houndawg's assertion was spot on, especially how it pertains to conk worship of elitism and power. "Hey, I could be there too someday!"

As is so often the case here despite the gnashing of teeth and rending of garments by our conk choir of the confused.