Senator Barack Obama Explaining his 2006 Vote Against Raising the Debt Limit (Jan 4, 2011)

NRO ^ | January 4, 2011 11:49 A.M | Andrew C. McCarthy

[DJ MacWoW]

From Sen. Obama’s Floor Speech, March 20, 2006:

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. … Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that “the buck stops here.” Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.

At the time, Senator Obama was urging Congress not to tolerate an increase that would bring the debt ceiling to $9 trillion. Under President Obama, the debt ceiling has been raised to $14.3 trillion. Even without counting most unfunded liabilities, the national debt is now calculated to be nearing $14.1 trillion. It increases about $4.22 billion per day (each citizen’s share stands at roughly $45K). Thus, Democrats will soon demand that the debt ceiling be raised, lest the sky fall. When they do, they will be asking for a significant boost in a ceiling that is already 60 percent higher than the one Barack Obama said was “a sign of leadership failure” five years ago.

[DJ MacWoW]

Obama wants to again raise the debt ceiling. He needs to be reminded of what failed leadership is. He is the epitome of it. However, I believe that he intends to bring down America. Debt is one way to do it.

[molson209]

Obama never pays attention to what he says. The things he says never mean anything anyway. He never listens to to what he says .He has no clue what he says.

[manc]

but but but it’s unpatriotic to put our children into debt he said.

Now imagine we actually had a free and fair media/press?

His numbers would be in the teens and certainly not where they are now.

This corrupt media have a lot of explaining and hope we get some day in my life that it becomes public how these lot worked with the white house to get him elected.

[MHGinTN]

Reminding a thief and liar that he is a thief and a liar only reinfoces the hubris by which he feeds his sick ego in order to remain a thief and a liar.

[DJ MacWoW]

Now imagine we actually had a free and fair media/press?

That was one of the first things that occurred to me.

[Jean S]

Debt is one way to do it.

Cutting our military is another way. He's making a lot of progress with his agenda.

[DJ MacWoW]

He is. It will take someone fearless and knowledgeable to undo it. And that’s not looking promising.

[Jean S]

The article just below this in breaking news:
“Obama asks Congress for $1.2 trillion increase in nation’s borrowing limit”

Will the media notice this contradiction?

(I know, dumb question. They will choose to ignore it.)

[trthnjsts]

Every Republican Senator should go on the floor and repeat his words verbatim. Maybe someone will notice.

[DJ MacWoW]

The media has been taken over by socialists.

Did you see the film Agenda - Grinding Down America? Absolutely chilling.

[Cheerio]

I believe that he intends to bring down America. Debt is one way to do it.

Wait until inflation kicks in and he destroys the dollar. Every time I hear one of the am talkers refer to Zero as a President in over his head and/or how inexperienced he is I want to barf - he knows exactly what he is doing and his puppet master certainly know the end result they are striving for.

[DJ MacWoW]

I absolutely believe the destruction is on purpose. Government cannot usher in socialism in a successful country.

[RedMDer]

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[RedMDer]

He means to destroy this Country On Purpose.

[deoetdoctrinae]

“Of course I’m trying to destroy America. But until I succeed, can’t I blame this debt thingy on Bush? I inherited this mess, right Michelle?

[DJ MacWoW]

Deo! You write for Obama?! LOL

[DJ MacWoW]

"Dishonesty and incompetence so often goes hand in hand, because one is used to hide the other"...

Does That Describe This Man?

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