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Sun Apr 22, 2012, 01:47 AM

37. Bush borrowed more money than all 42 prior presidents combined, LINK

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/bush-borrowed-more-all-previous-presidents-combined-group-says

"According to the Treasury Department, from 1776-2000, the first 224 years of U.S. history, 42 U.S. presidents borrowed a combined $1.01 trillion from foreign governments and financial institutions, but in the past four years alone, the Bush administration borrowed $1.05 trillion."

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66 replies	Author	Time	Post
WHO INCREASED THE DEBT? [View all]	kpete	Apr 2012	OP
That chart ought to go on billboards all across America	crazylikafox	Apr 2012	#1
Absolutely.	jwirr	Apr 2012	#16
Ah, if only. nt	valerief	Apr 2012	#30
++++++++	mopinko	Apr 2012	#51
+1000000000	snagglepuss	Apr 2012	#65
A chart you will never see displayed on the M$M.	Rex	Apr 2012	#2
You might see it on MSNBC or CurrentTV.	Jamaal510	Apr 2012	#35
Their idiot icon ,and a Stu nod student ...	orpupilofnature57	Apr 2012	#3
Combine Clinton and Obama	warrior1	Apr 2012	#4
Boehner was spending like a drunken sailor.	Life Long Dem	Apr 2012	#5
republicans love to spend money	Angry Dragon	Apr 2012	#6
As long as they get to borrow it,	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Apr 2012	#28
But why did the Repubs run up the debt?	kentuck	Apr 2012	#7
Most of that money was borrowed.	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Apr 2012	#29
Reagan's pals stated intention was to drive the debt to gut social programs. It worked, didn't it?	freshwest	Apr 2012	#33
Yes, it did.	kentuck	Apr 2012	#40
All right. I'll play the the devil's advocate.	FourScore	Apr 2012	#8
I think you make a good point but...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#9
"... once Bush was [s]elected."	Fantastic Anarchist	Apr 2012	#12
Thanks...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#14
You bet.	Fantastic Anarchist	Apr 2012	#15
BTW, just stumbled on your journal today. Good stuff.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#34
Thank you very much.	kentuck	Apr 2012	#39
It doesn't seem that way, but if the machines that hold that data break down, well...	freshwest	Apr 2012	#44
No such thoughts.	kentuck	Apr 2012	#46
Repubs had the Senate from 1981 - 1987 -- both houses from 2001 - 2007	underpants	Apr 2012	#11
Let's keep in mind the Obama portion only goes to 4/2011.	Alexander	Apr 2012	#13
It's not that simple...	Drunken Irishman	Apr 2012	#38
Yes, And, Who Signs The Spending Bills?	cantbeserious	Apr 2012	#53
There were still many Southern conservative Dems back then.	Odin2005	Apr 2012	#58
Ronnie's is bigger, I guess he was the greatest...nt	BootinUp	Apr 2012	#10
That chart got a "Pants on Fire" rating at Politifact.com	lumberingbear	Apr 2012	#17
I hated to tell them N/T	dems_rightnow	Apr 2012	#21
I see Polosi has released a new version.	progressoid	Apr 2012	#31
Sigh, Politifact says the new version does not change their rating.	SunSeeker	Apr 2012	#63
sand	marshall gaines	Apr 2012	#18
It would be a better graph if the baseline for the % didn't change as it progressed	Gore1FL	Apr 2012	#19
k&r...	spanone	Apr 2012	#20
repubLIEcons can't understand this graph either.	penndragon69	Apr 2012	#22
Great graph	Sherman A1	Apr 2012	#23
Didn't Rachael Maddow bemoan Politifact's inaccuracies?	juajen	Apr 2012	#24
K&R. Big time.	Faygo Kid	Apr 2012	#25
National Debt Increased by 75% under Bush:	One of the 99	Apr 2012	#26
However, the 1.2 trillion dollar deficit for 2009...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#27
This doesn't make sense. We know that Obama's military budget is 25% higher than Bush's.	robinlynne	Apr 2012	#32
It sure is amazing how important deficit reduction becomes "only" during a Democratic administration	midnight	Apr 2012	#36
Bush borrowed more money than all 42 prior presidents combined, LINK	just1voice	Apr 2012	#37
To keep it in perspective...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#41
I just looked on the U.S. Treasury Debt to the Minute site	OnlinePoker	Apr 2012	#42
Everyone needs to remember how we become a debtor nation	4dsc	Apr 2012	#43
Also, people must understand that social programs have not increased 16-fold since 1980...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#45
double deuce	double deuce	Apr 2012	#47
Then post what is accurate	siligut	Apr 2012	#48
10 graph's on the national debt. "STOP REPUBLICANS BEFRE THEY SPEND AGAIN!"	mikekohr	Apr 2012	#49
Thank you Mike	siligut	Apr 2012	#52
Gotta link to this "accurate stuff"?	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2012	#57
Is this a fact?	kentuck	Apr 2012	#59
Needs to go viral!	cilla4progress	Apr 2012	#50
Perfect example of "Starve the Beast" Republican philosophy. nt	Auntie Bush	Apr 2012	#54
let's see this data in a histogram	thorolyfedup	Apr 2012	#55
Sounds eerily similar to the arguments presented about	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2012	#62
Reagan had Dems in control and Clinton had repubs part of the time	Thinkingabout	Apr 2012	#56
But we should not overlook the fact...	kentuck	Apr 2012	#60
horrible way to measure this	TheFarseer	Apr 2012	#61
Here's a grpah that matters	4dsc	Apr 2012	#64
Kick	Scurrilous	Apr 2012	#66

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