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WASHINGTON – "That wasn't me," President Barack Obama said on his 100th day in office, disclaiming responsibility for the huge budget deficit waiting for him on Day One. It actually was him — and the other Democrats controlling Congress the previous two years — who shaped a budget so out of balance.
Of course, we don't expect the press to call him on this. Maybe they don't allow follow-ups?
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OBAMA: "Number one, we inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit.... That wasn't me.
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THE FACTS:
Congress controls the purse strings, not the president, and it was under Democratic control for Obama's last two years as Illinois senator. Obama supported the emergency bailout package in President George W. Bush's final months — a package Democratic leaders wanted to make bigger
And, as a matter of fact, Bush vetoed the least of ANY PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.
get over it.
Other facts conveniently omitted from the OP? if the demmies would've sent the spending bills back and had not passed them, they would have "put our troops in harms way" because the bush spending bills included funding for both wars.
another one of many, many slash Obama threads.
get over it.
The article also correctly points out how Obama opposed the war, but continued to fund it when he became a Senator--funding that increased the deficit that he so-called "inherited".
How Obama voted on war funding bills in Congress (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090409/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_war_costs_votes_1 - broken link)
The AP is hardly a right wing organization but this is the lefts MO. When they can't disproof the comments of a poster they discredit the messenger, obfuscate and try to change the subject. It is like they ran a seminar on the technique you se it all over this forum.
And, as a matter of fact, Bush vetoed the least of ANY PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.
get over it.
Other facts conveniently omitted from the OP? if the demmies would've sent the spending bills back and had not passed them, they would have "put our troops in harms way" because the bush spending bills included funding for both wars.
another one of many, many slash Obama threads.
get over it.
So you are saying they some like Obama voted for funding the war because they put politics over their principles? I agree.
The article also correctly points out how Obama opposed the war, but continued to fund it when he became a Senator--funding that increased the deficit that he so-called "inherited".
How Obama voted on war funding bills in Congress (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090409/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_war_costs_votes_1 - broken link)
some people may be able to read, but sometimes they don't comprehend what they read.
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