[GeronL]

George W. Bush had raided the nation's piggy bank

As I recall, Senator, back in those days the Congress still wrote the budget.

[Huck]

As I recall, Senator, back in those days the Congress still wrote the budget.

Then I guess we can't blame Obama for the deficits of the last few years either.

[newzjunkey]

Don't even try to play that game. Bush did not veto or fight the wild spending budgets the crooked Tom DeLay claimed were "fat free" (2005) and, really Bush vetoed next to nothing throughout his presidency.

You have to go back about 175 years, to Andrew Jackson, before you can find a two-term president with fewer vetoes than W and even to Harding in the 1920s for a one termer with fewer vetoes.

Clearly, W wanted what he got from the Congress.