Originally posted by graphicgr8s Guess you don't know the difference between a republican and a fiscal Conservative. 2002 saw a turnoverr to RINO's.
Might also note that the graph goes ballistic with a socialist congress and presidency.
Congress members and Senators elected in November 2002 took office in January 2003, during which year they voted on the
2004 budget. The RINO timeline excuse still doesn't work. The deficits were voted in by the
LOL "conservatives" who gave Bush everything he wanted, including 'off the books' wars in two countries. Throughout the Bush presidency, the full cost of the wars were never included in the budget. I guess that was "creative conservatism." Faking the books, after all, was the Enron way. (Enron donated their corporate jet to the 2000 Bush campaign, by the way.)
The last year of the Bush presidency -- the Bush who demanded and got his TARP and other bailouts -- is what you see going ballistic on the graph. Obama's short time in office is
above the line.
Interesting how every president following World War II managed to
decrease the debt, except for who...?
Reagan, Bush I and Bush II. (the usual suspects)
Sorta tells you something, huh?