Posted on 06/02/2012 9:10:18 PM PDT by edcoil
Debt Up $1.59T Under GOP House—More in 15 Months Than First 97 Congresses Combined.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives, which took office in January 2011, has enacted federal spending bills under which the national debt has increased more in less than one term of Congress than in the first 97 Congresses combine
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yup
Well under Bush the marginal tax rates were cut and there was growth. Part of the problem was some of the old line GOP who think that things like the Bridge to Nowhere are a good idea. Part of the spending issue during the Bish years may have been something that happened on 9/11/2001—— or did you forget that ‘incident’ that changed the direction of the country. Life is not static inspire of all your forgetfulness.
Sometimes I think FR is now only a fringe that does not understand politics at all....The idea that the Republican House is the bad guy is obscene
And yet these people buy it
Takers - both citizens and illegal aliens.
Doesn’t mean the GOP House isn’t responsible for the spending.
After reading the entire source article, they seem to imply the House should have shut down the government. Unfortunately, any party that does that will get creamed in the next election. America has become a bunch of addicts, and the drug is government entitlements.
They suspected they would lose the House in 2010. So, they took away the House's spending discretion -- choosing to let baseline budgeting set the spending totals and the priorities. Sold as a one-time-only measure, Porkulus was deviously built into the budget framework -- where it remained in the annual baseline. In fact, Porkulus wasn't just a one-time-only trillion dollar "investment", it became four trillion dollars in scheduled (and politically uncuttable) spending.
The 'Rats then anticipated that continuing resolutions -- plus occasional negotiated boosts in the credit limit -- would be the only budget management tools remaining. They essentially de-fanged the House's traditional role in initiating all spending bills. Instead, the House was left with NO role.
I wonder just how many other little "time bombs" are buried in the legislative weeds... <
Is there no constitutional process that the left will not sabotage -- to serve their own political agenda?
I think the lopsided vote on Obamacare says all one needs to know about who is doing what
This should be on every billboard in the country.
If the Republicans refused to raised the debt ceiling the debt problem would take care of itself in spite of all the name calling by the Democrats. We would wake up tomorrow and the sun will still rise.
yep
Yep - letting it shut down now insures another Obama term. If we get the Senate in Nov, they might be able to actually get something through that makes sense. Yet, many here will....(take your choice of who they'll blame/cut down/castgate).
Well, that's true in part.
The problem is the number of them who are allowed to vote. The universal franchise contains the seeds of its own destruction - and it is destroying us right now.
That will change because it must change, but the transition is likely to be very painful.
This is exactly what has happened and I can't understand why the Republicans haven't made a huge issue out of it to force Reid and company to to vote on more realistic budgets. Every time a continuing resolution has come up the Republicans should have raised this “bloody shirt” in Obama and Reid's face. Close down the government, not hardly! Just take away Obama's credit card. Please write your congressman and Senator about this... They have to listen.
Nice try by the psychopath media but how can they ignore that the Dems control the Senate and Rubber Spending Stamp?
Funny, we don’t read stories on Obumbles deficit setting records.
I was wondering the following yesterday:
IF ZerObama wins re-election is there a chance that he can accumulate half(or more) of all the debt in the history of the USA?
- he is way past $5,000,000,000,000 after only 3 years!
No I did not forget. I am insulted that you think I did.
However, during the Bush years there was lots and lots of non 911 related spending that was absolutely insane.
“Our problem is our fellow citizens.”
Totally agree. And we are importing more each year, legal and illegal, mainly from countries where cradle to grave government is what they know and understand.
These imports, to my knowledge, largely vote (legally and illegally) democratic. Though as an earlier poster commented it really does not seem to matter much whom we vote for, we get the same results.
“Is there no constitutional process that the left will not sabotage — to serve their own political agenda?”
Your answer is; The ends justify the means. They do not follow any set of rules (constitutional) and you basically answered your own question. Their political agenda is first..hence, the ends justify the means. Right out of the communist manifesto.
Don’t be insulted. I responded to a flat statement that allowed for no acknowledgement of the times. IF you actually read ALL of my answer instead of just being insulted you would have seen that I in fact addressed the excess spending of the repubs in charge
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