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Originally Posted by Barefootsies
Bush had nothing to do with the creation of T.S.A., or Homeland Security, in addition to the prolonged wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Medicare Act of 2003? Massive increases in agricultural subsidies (farm bill 2002)? A 47% increase in defense spending, and 80% increase in education (failing public schools)???
That was all Congress?
How many spending bills did he actually "veto" in his 8 years? "George W. Bush has demonstrated that “limited government” is not part of his political vocabulary".
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I'm pretty sure that is the point of the article showing the facts on the deficit.
The tax cut years of Bush INCREASED the amount of revenue coming in. But Bush presided over far too much spending. He & Congress were throwing it out faster than it came in.
That's why I laugh at the newscasters saying that "Americans are sick of gridlock and want Congress to 'get things done'"
Bullshit.
I want Congress to STOP doing shit. We don't need MORE laws. And if the Democrats had acted more like the Republicans are now...Bush wouldn't have been able to spend all that money as they would have been blocking it.
I say these idiots in Washington should stand their ground and do the things they were elected to do. And if they believe that something is "right"...Vote for it. And if they believe something is "wrong" vote AGAINST it.
The media is clamoring for them all to rubber stamp everything the President says. Well...everytime Congress has done that throughout history without taking a good long look at what they are agreeing to...it has not been good.