Don't Blame Bush
The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995. For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is "Bush's Fault", think about this: BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES REMEMBER JANUARY 3rd, 2007....? THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER! Budgets do not come from the White House.. They come from Congress, and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democratic Party.??Furthermore, the?Democrats controlled the budget process for 2008 & 2009 as well as 2010 & 2011. In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush, though belatedly, got tough on spending increases. For 2009 though, Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutions to keep government? running and to increase government spending until Barack Obama could take office.? At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the 2009 budget. And where was Barack Obama during this time?? He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete 2009. Let's remember what the deficits looked like during that period: If the Democrats inherited any deficit, it was the 2007 deficit, the last of the Republican budgets.? That deficit was the lowest in five years, and the fourth straight decline in deficit spending.? After that, Democrats in Congress took control of spending, and that includes Barack Obama, who voted for the budgets. If Obama inherited anything, he inherited it from himself. In a nutshell, what Obama is saying is "I inherited a deficit that I voted for, and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 20th." There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on! Never Elect a Party, Vote only for the Very Best Person for the Job, and never vote again for the lesser of two evils!
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