Again here's a simple graph that says it all.
And they say that Democrats are fiscally irresponsible.
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Let's talk about the facts - Part 2 - The Federal Budget Deficit
Category: Facts, Stats and Data
Posted on: September 15, 2008 8:17 AM, by Alex Palazzo
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I have posted a couple different versions of this, and each time my conservative readers just say it's the Democrats' fault. Clinton's surplus? Brave Republicans in congress! Bush's deficit? Spendy Dimmocrits in congress!
Oy, vey... I just don't know what else to say.
Posted by: decrepitoldfool | September 15, 2008 11:49 AM
"Ideological rigidity should be painful"?
Posted by: AtheistAcolyte | September 15, 2008 12:41 PM
To be fair to Reagan, the start of that deficit was not entirely his fault, but the way he rode that snowball down the hill and straight to hell is remarkable.
Posted by: Reginald | September 16, 2008 12:39 AM