[ROCKLOBSTER]

So, what I want to know is, how did any of this obscene spending continue after the Rs took back the House?

Aren’t they complicit in approving the approps...budget or no?

[TomGuy]

So, what I want to know is, how did any of this obscene spending continue after the Rs took back the House?

I noticed that, too. That chart points out when the Dems took control of Congress. What about now? The House is controlled by the Pubbies. And Open-Checkbook-George was no friend to budget cutting.

This economic crisis cannot just be blamed on one party or the other. BOTH are responsible. Even now, Pubbie governors are folding, one after another, to get their share of the Federal Medicaid money under Obamacare from Santa Obama.

[norwaypinesavage]

"Aren’t they complicit in approving the approps...budget or no?"

There has never been an Obama budget. He tried one once and NO ONE, democRat or Republican voted for it. The democRat controlled Senate has never passed a budget proposal since Obama has been in office. The only alternative has been a "Continuing Resolution", to simply stay on the current spending rate since there is no budget to vote on.

It is not appropriate to blame the Republicans for any of this. The Republicans have passed budgets, only to have them die in the Senate. It is up to Obama to propose a budget, one that at least his own Senate will pass. Then there can be a negotiation between the Senate and House versions, and THEN you can include the Republicans in the blame if you don't like the results. In the meantime, the fault lies entirely with Obama and the democRats.

[Tammy8]

My opinion is cave-ins have consequences, just as elections do- so my answer is yes they are complicit...