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“National Debt Up $3 Trillion on Obama’s Watch”

Reached for comment, Michele Obama blamed the skyrocketing national debt on “gun-crazed white people and cheeseburgers, and probably more than a little bit of Jesus.”

For the first time in my life, I’m really proud of my country.

17 Replies to ““National Debt Up $3 Trillion on Obama’s Watch””

  1. cranky-d says:

    I’m pretty sure this is all Bush’s fault.

  2. eleven says:

    Thanks Nancy.

  3. Joe says:

    We are so fucked.

    The current budget for this country is devoted 1/3 to paying the debt. Happy noted that NRO pointed out taxes are going up (in defense of Daniels VAT comment). Well VAT-evah, the point is there is no fixing this mess without cutting entitlements. That means 1) getting rid of Obama care, 2) getting rid of the Bush-Rove prescription drug entitlement give away, 3) raising the retirement age on SS, 4) restricting the eligibility requirements for medicare; probably a 15% across the board cut on federal agencies and programs (including defense).

    That might get us somewhat healthy.

  4. Joe says:

    Bush was bad on spending. Obama is about three times as bad now and is only making things worse.

  5. sdferr says:

    Tomorrow Prime Minister David Cameron, who heads a coalition government, is expected to announce the results of a Comprehensive Spending Review of all government expenditures — a review that will result in unprecedented cuts. The goal is to slash the budget deficit from over 10 percent of GDP to almost zero in five years — and in the process to (a) reduce the “crowding out” effect of big government, (b) restore market confidence in government finances, and (c) encourage private business to invest and hire people, which will in turn fuel economic growth.

    The cuts in public spending will probably exceed anything either Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher or President Reagan ever attempted.

  6. J."Trashman" Peden says:

    The truely frightening nature of what Boooosh had wrought suddenly hit him and he felt he must-needs inform the fearful Proggs lesser masses in his benevolent charge:

    And then we’ve got to pay interest to China or whoever else is willing to buy our debt,” [so] he repeatedly argued in recent weeks.

  7. J."Trashman" Peden says:

    too much sleep:

    The truely frightening nature of what Boooosh had wrought suddenly hit him and he felt he must-needs inform the fearful Proggs lesser masses in his benevolent charge:

    And then we’ve got to pay interest to China or whoever else is willing to buy our debt,” [so] he repeatedly argued in recent weeks.

  8. Sigivald says:

    The really amusing part, to me (in a sardonic kind of way) is remembering the blog-libertarians who said they were gonna vote for Obama in 2008 because Bush was spending too much, and we really needed to send a message to the Republicans about Big Government.

    I thought it was gobsmackingly stupid then, and now it’s just funny.

    (Not that John “McCain-Feingold” McCain would have not inflated the deficit in the face of a credit crisis in the banks or a giant recession, of course. But I find it hard to credit that he’d have pushed for more spending, or gotten it in a divided Congress, which would have gone along with not “sending a message”, perhaps.

    Voting for a Progressive “sends a message”, all right. But not the one they were thinking of.)

  9. JD says:

    Bush’s spending was evil bad evil bad. Barcky’s is pure and all that is good.

  10. Spiny Norman says:

    Ahah! Satire!

  11. Darleen says:

    Comment by Sigivald on 10/19 @ 11:05 am

    obviously, you’re not the staunchiest.

  12. LBascom says:

    From sdferr’s link:

    Will they follow the path charted by David Cameron (with the caveat that the UK’s fiscal problems are somewhat different in scope and nature from ours)?

    I can get behind the scope part, they are a few generations ahead of us on the progg scale, fearfully invoked as where we are headed. I don’t get where the problem is different in nature though. Some help?

  13. RTO Trainer says:

    You hire Western Union to send a message. You don’t wage war or cast votes to send messages.

  14. LBascom says:

    “obviously, you’re not the staunchiest.”

    I know I’m not the target of that Darleen, but I am downrange of it, having stated my firm resolve in not voting for Whitman.

    Despite what you say, voting for someone other than the two party candidates does not equal a vote for one of the two party candidates.

    I voted for McCain, but I don’t think the people that didn’t were foolish for refusing to vote for someone that didn’t represent them. If that was the reason. (if they voted for “hope” and “change” they were very, very foolish)

    My view is, during 2008(actually starting during the 2006 midterm election) there has been an awakening of classic liberalism. More and more exceptional Americans realizing our present path has only one outcome. Proggs dominate, and the country goes to hell in a hurry, or establishment Republicans dominate, and the country goes to hell slower, and likely more ingrained.

    I argue that by ripping off the band-aide, the harm is great, but salvageable. The shock gave rise to the Tea Parties, something that wouldn’t have happened if the R base didn’t rebel against the R establishment in 2006-08. Instead of the mess we face in 2010, had McCain been elected, perhaps we would have reached this point in 2016 or there abouts, with much less hope for change(ironic). In fact, I posit had the 2008 Dem primaries turned out differently, and Hillary was elected, I bet she would have governed very much as McCain would have.

    There can be no return to business as usual now. Either you are committed to Constitutionally limited government, or you’re not. November will only be effective if politicians of both parties are scared straight. Our representatives need to fear the voters more than the lobbyists, and that will only happen by principled voters with firm resolve.

    Staunch.

  15. LTC John says:

    “November will only be effective if politicians of both parties are scared straight. Our representatives need to fear the voters more than the lobbyists, and that will only happen by principled voters with firm resolve.”

    And relecting Senator Ma’am does what to scare her straight? If she survives a tidal wave like what is coming, she won’t fear anything, ever.

  16. LBascom says:

    “And relecting Senator Ma’am does what to scare her straight? ”

    Fed senator is a different ball game than state governor. Plus, I don’t have a problem with Fiorina.

  17. Old Texas Turkey - Fossil Fuel Rapid Combustion Unit Operator says:

    Tea Parties are the anti-body response to the virus of progressivism. That is what gives me hope and keeps me on the lighter side of the spectrum from Happyfeet.

    We just need the rest and fluids that a totally gummed up congress and get us in 2010 so that the natural response can do its work.

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