From 2001 thru 2008, the deficits equaled $2.002 Trillion. From 2009 thru the projected 2011 budget, the deficits will be $4.360 Trillion dollars. Congress was controlled by Republicans from 2001 thru 2006, when the Democrats took over so nobody has clean hands in this love affair with debt. All the proposals on the table have at least $1 Trillion in deficit spending as far as the eye can see even if you take $500 billion off the table today. Once again the Democrats have pushed ( rather willingly I might add) the Republicans to thinking and speaking on their terms.
All Federal spending should be rolled back to 2008 levels and cut from there and not where we find ourselves today. The Dems are controlling the debate, aided and abetted by LSM.
From 2001 thru 2008, the deficits equaled $2.002 Trillion. From 2009 thru the projected 2011 budget, the deficits will be $4.360 Trillion dollars. Congress was controlled by Republicans from 2001 thru 2006, when the Democrats took over so nobody has clean hands in this love affair with debt. This is why you should put the time frame in better perspective. You compared 7 years of President Bush to three years of a Dem Congress. Better to compare apples to apples... GOP Congress to Dem Congress. I don't have the numbers in front of me so I can't do this part myself... but why don't you compare 3 years of GOP Congress (2003-2006) to 3+ years of Dem (2007-2011)... or just stop at 2010... it will still work.