[ex-snook]

What caused the United States to lose its AAA rating for the first time in 94 years, a rating that withstood two world wars, the Great Depression and (most of) the Great Recession, and a costly military buildup that bankrupted and demolished our Cold War foe, the Soviet Union, without a direct shot fired?

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All of the above plus a couple of wars currently, a few Wall Street bailouts and a job as world policeman are still ringing up the debt clock.

[MNJohnnie]

Federal Deficit as % of GDP when Bush left office, 69%.

Federal Deficit as % of GDP this year under 0. 97%

Sorry but this habitual regurgitation of the "Bush's fault" Democrat party talking point is completely at odds with the facts.