[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

It wasnt just the war spending itself but the fact that war spending, especially when it becomes unpopular, is always followed by run-ups in other non-war spending (war and welfare) as a political sweetener.

True, Bush needed that quid pro quo while he was POTUS, plus there is that political pendulum that swept in Obama and Company to get even WRT spending for the wars, TARP, tax cuts.

[sickoflibs]

RE :"It wasnt just the war spending itself but the fact that war spending, especially when it becomes unpopular, is always followed by run-ups in other non-war spending (war and welfare) as a political sweetener........ True, Bush needed that quid pro quo while he was POTUS, plus there is that political pendulum that swept in Obama and Company to get even WRT spending for the wars, TARP, tax cuts"

The benefit of having Obama as POTUS over a Bush or McCain is that Republicans will actually oppose bankrupting the country under Obama, as opposed to making excuses for it under a Bush/McCain:

"He kept us safe' was the all purpose excuse that didnt seem to catch fire with most voters.