Who caused the Budget deficits? Bush or Obama

Any budget experts out there that can refute the following quote? The Washington Post babbled again today about Obama inheriting a huge deficit from Bush, blah blah blah.  Amazingly enough, a lot of people swallow this nonsense.  So once more, I'll try a short civics lesson. Budgets do not come from the White House.   They come from Congress, and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democratic Party.  They controlled the budget process for FY 2008 and FY 2009, as well as FY 2010 and FY 2011.  In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending, when Bush somewhat belatedly got tough on spending increases.  For FY 2009, though, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely, passing continuing resolutions to keep government   running until Barack Obama could take office.  At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the FY 2009 budgets. And where was Barack Obama during this time?  He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete FY 2009.  Let's remember what the deficits   looked like during that period: If the Democrats inherited any deficit, it was the FY 2007 deficit, the last of the Republican budgets.  That deficit was the lowest in five years, and the fourth straight decline in deficit spending.  After that, Democrats in Congress took control of spending, and that includes Barack Obama, who voted for the budgets.  If Obama inherited anything, he inherited it from himself. In a nutshell, what Obama is saying is I inherited a deficit that I voted for and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 20th. WAKE UP,  AMERICA, BEFORE ITS TO LATE There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on! This is your chance to make a difference.

Governor's Debate TOMORROW

Governor's Debate TOMORROW

Please tune into WSPA-TV (News Channel 7) at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, April 23, to watch all 4 GOP primary candidates for SC Governor debate LIVE at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg.  The debate will last for one hour and will also be web streamed beginning at 6:55 p.m. (for those not living in the Upstate) at WSPA's web site http://www2.wspa.com/; their chat room will also be open.  Very limited seating is still available to be part of the studio audience. 

All the President's Goldman Sachs Men -- Michelle Malkin -- GOPUSA

Another chapter in the never ending saga......

All the President's Goldman Sachs Men -- Michelle Malkin -- GOPUSA

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Gangster Government Becomes a Long-Running Series -- Michael Barone -- GOPUSA

This is a hard hitting piece by Michael Barone. Normally I don't like such tough language but the truth must be told.

Gangster Government Becomes a Long-Running Series -- Michael Barone -- GOPUSA

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The False Religion of Mideast Peace: And Why I'm No Longer a Believer - By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy

The False Religion of Mideast Peace: And Why I'm No Longer a Believer - By Aaron David Miller | Foreign Policy

We the People Speak

A good friend who epitomizes the American Dream and I attended our first Tea Party on April 15th. My friend who immigrated to the U.S. from Europe after World War Two obtained a college education and earned an Engineering Degree and then entered the U.S. Air Force. He courageously served our country as a pilot in Vietnam and has had a very successful career following his retirement. I also served my country as a young Marine and though I was never in harms way it was a life changing experience. We both enjoyed the event and admired the commitment and respect displayed by so many good citizens. Today I received an email from a dear friend that included a link to the following YouTube which is well worth watching.

Power Line has Important Comments Today

The post on racial slurs is especially illuminating. Be sure to follow the link to read all of Andrew Breitbarts remarks.

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