Check the graph back through history and you'll find that the largest deficits mostly match times of war. War is the most expensive undertaking the US has ever engaged in. It was Bush's decision to go to war, unnecessarily.

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Compared to McCain?

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I guess we could start counting the world events that occured during the Bush Admin.You folks seem to discount all the problems that have plague the country for the last 8 years or so.

Lets see....

Bush enters office in recession-thanks Bill for spanking Gates in the bum and scaring all the investors out of the market.

Then 911...no big deal.

Then Afghanistan followed by Iraq.....just throwing money away Im sure.

Then of course NewOrleans is decimated....whatever.

And somehow the economy still thrived for the better part of his terms.Taxes were cut and spawned growth.

Of course it must have pissed off the dems to have to give that money to actual necessity rather than taking care of those 'less fortunate' with entitlements.

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I would like to see some statistics that reflect the overall economy before Clinton left office and when Bush entered office.

I would also like you to tell me the years during Bush where the graph you brought shows the greatest negative amounts.

And, then, perhaps someone can tell us more about the effects one president has on the economy as a whole. Perhaps someone can tell us more about the cycles an economy goes through..

Didnt the house and Senate authorize it?

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Nice Chart but it leaves out one important number..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:R...ses_-_2007.png

Sad how many people buy the propaganda on both sides.....think for yourself.

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Blasphemy!

If these people knew how to think for themselves they wouldn't support *either* party.

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Nice try. Bush led the country to war.

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On problem with your train of thought here, the UN poverty tax will cost 650 billion between all of the sponsoring countries on the proposal and an NGO will be set up to manage the funds. So basically it will end up costing us like 100 million. I still think it's retarded to help people through government organizations, though.

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So none of the Republicans here have a problem with Bush's plan to socialize Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's losses?

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