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17. The 2009 budget was signed by Bush.

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:52 PM

Dec 2012

Hence why everyone here was laughing at the teabaggers protesting taxes and spending in 2009...they were actually protesting Bush's policies, passed in 2008.

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I am sick of hearing that deficits have exploded under Obama-even liberals have begun to believe it. [View all] srican69 Dec 2012 OP

just this morning barbtries Dec 2012 #1

This is why I listen to RW talk radio nonstop all day... reflection Dec 2012 #4

how do you bear it? barbtries Dec 2012 #13

It pisses me off, I admit. reflection Dec 2012 #15

Good for you! Do you ever call in to set them straight ? ErikJ Dec 2012 #22

They screen calls and only allow those who agree with them on xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #43

Make that - they pay voice talent to pretend to be whatever kind of idiot they need bhikkhu Dec 2012 #54

Aboslutely not. reflection Dec 2012 #47

I've heard it done quite effectively ErikJ Dec 2012 #48

Not that you asked me, but when I listen to it I laugh at the bullshit propaganda and lies xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #26

Sounds like you were thinking pretty quickly. Nicely done. Scuba Dec 2012 #28

thanks Scuba barbtries Dec 2012 #31

They're mostly impervious to facts anyway. I sometimes just go with "you fell for that?" Scuba Dec 2012 #33

i should say something like that. barbtries Dec 2012 #36

But then again, they don't believe in facts -- doesn't matter to them xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #44

yeah you're right. barbtries Dec 2012 #45

And the Conservative Entertainment Complex janx Dec 2012 #49

unfortunately, you both got it wrong hfojvt Dec 2012 #38

well i don't know where i made any claim barbtries Dec 2012 #42

Print this graph in business card size, keep in your wallet and give to Republicans when needed! Democratopia Dec 2012 #2

Why are they saying Obama was prez only from 2010? dkf Dec 2012 #8

No. it isn't messed up! Bush set the budget for 2009. Clinton set the budget for 2001! Democratopia Dec 2012 #10

The 2009 budget was signed by Bush. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #17

Fiscal years gcomeau Dec 2012 #23

Why are they saying Reagan was prez only from 1982? yodermon Dec 2012 #46

LOL Hissyspit Dec 2012 #55

K&R Raffi Ella Dec 2012 #3

That illustrates that Republican policy makers are the very definition of greed. Democratopia Dec 2012 #7

It's pretty clear that things are better when Democrats are in power. Raffi Ella Dec 2012 #12

TWO T.V. Stations. HughBeaumont Dec 2012 #16

oh yeah, I forgot about 'Fox Lite'. Raffi Ella Dec 2012 #35

Awesome article, thanks. freshwest Dec 2012 #18

YW~ Raffi Ella Dec 2012 #37

Deficits badgolfer Dec 2012 #5

Bernie Sanders put it perfectly over the summer: Jennicut Dec 2012 #6

Paul Ryan didn't give a damn about borrowing by a white president. It is all about race. Democratopia Dec 2012 #9

Jennicut, thanks for that. It needs to go viral, and have its own OP. freshwest Dec 2012 #39

You are right. John2 Dec 2012 #11

I am sick of the contrived focus on deficits, period. woo me with science Dec 2012 #14

You are right. It is an entirely invented crisis. Democratopia Dec 2012 #29

+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #40

Liberals are getting their news from the same poisonous well as the pukes. Just packaged differently freshwest Dec 2012 #19

A lot of D's are addicted to Fox "News" and Hate Radio too Doctor_J Dec 2012 #20

Very, very effective. It affects many Democrats. freshwest Dec 2012 #41

Rinse and Repeat...Rinse and Repeat...Rinse and Repeat... SoapBox Dec 2012 #21

It is not a lie. Deficits have increased. guardian Dec 2012 #24

Thanks for sharing this. Important to keep the truth in sight. montanto Dec 2012 #34

Bush lied about the size of the deficits, too. Mariana Dec 2012 #25

If the TV tells them that Sol circles the earth and the moon is made of green cheese Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #27

Tax cuts for the rich . . . another_liberal Dec 2012 #30

"Bush's unfunded wars ... were bought on to the books by the Obama administration"? Maybe it would AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #32

"Pretty much voting D" doesn't mean one is liberal TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #50

You're conflating budgets and deficits... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #51

Obama has presided over the largest deficit reduction in any Presidential term, ever. Recursion Dec 2012 #52

Don't get me started on Reagan. liberalmuse Dec 2012 #53