I just get sick and tired of hearing how Clinton reduced the deficit and Bush spent too much. I am sick of the Dems asking why we were not upset over Bush's deficit spending, but they forget that the deficit did not skyrocket until the 2006 Democrat Congress wins. They call us the hypocrites but have no clue as to how the budget actually works.
I hope someone points these facts out during the TEA Party weekend because I know CNN and the drive-by’s will say Bush started the problem.
Where did you get your table? I’d love to incorporate it...
And you are completely right - the deficits were dropping under President Bush and the GOP controlled Congress; the data doesn’t lie. When Pelosi and Reid took over, things exploded.
The biggest current lie: President Obama inherited the deficit! BOLLOCKS! He sat in the Senate when the 2009 budget was passed, and then he signed it into law as President (Bush promised a veto, and thus Congress never sent it to him to sign).
The 2009 deficit was created by Pelosi/Obama/Reid, and signed into law by Obama. He owns this 100%.