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In case you weren't there, go read about the second Reagan admin. '84-'88.
The national debt was enormous(over $4 trillion). Between servicing the debt, tax cuts and the military build up Reagan hornswoggled through Congress there was simply no discretionary spending monies available in the budget, not to mention having to cut most social programs to the bone. That's what Pence means by "This White House gets it."
Many Sens. and Reps. threw up their hands in disgust and declined re-election over the mess Reagan had made of the federal budget. Reagan had some of his earlier tax cuts repealed things were so F'ed up.
Bush 1 took the fall for it. The economy tanked and he was forced to raise taxes. And not even winning Gulf War 1 and the fall of the USSR saved his ass in '92.
God help whoever has to follow Bush 2, provided he doesn't declare himself "President For Life" if/when there is another major terrorist attack.
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