Clinton did the same thing using the same number...250k. No one cares and I fully expect the next dem after Obama to promise the same thing using the same number. No one will remember Obama said it, just as no one remembers clinton said it.
Sadly, you are correct.
And of course they know this. It’s all a matter of how they present it. First you increase spending drastically (preferably due to an “emergency”, like health care).
Later on, you start saying things like “our deficit is unsustainable”. Who could argue that’s not true?
Finally, you are “regretably” “forced” to raise taxes.
Rinse and repeat.