[Thermalseeker]

Now of course, The Big Giant Zero is going crazy with debt, but George Bush led the way.

Don't forget Congress. The President can't spend a dime without a willing Congress.....

[samtheman]

Don't forget Congress. The President can't spend a dime without a willing Congress.....

I think you're reversing the equation.

Congress always wants to spend more money. That's what it's there for.

But a President, especially a Republican President, has a different task.

The task of a President, especially a Republican President, is to restrain spending.

In that regard, George W Bush (I hate to say it, in the words of the dick Gephart) was a miserable failure.