CBS News: President Bush And The National Debt

[Kadie]

President Bush And The National Debt
Bush Bashes "Tax And Spend" Dems But Never Mentions The Soaring Debt


CRAWFORD, Texas, June 16, 2007

(CBS) By CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller.
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To hear President Bush tell it, he's on the side of the angels when it comes to federal spending.

In his Saturday radio address, he blasted congressional Democrats for pursuing "tax and spend policies," while trumpeting his own commitment to keep taxes low and restrain federal spending.

He said his plan will produce a balanced federal budget by 2012.

But what Mr. Bush didn't mention, and what he almost never mentions, is the National Debt.

With good reason.

On the day he took office, the National Debt stood at this unfathomable number:

$5,727.776.738,304.64

In fiscal shorthand, that's $5.7 trillion dollars. Trillion with a "T."

Six and a half years later, the Bureau of Public Debt tells us the National Debt clocks in at a staggering:

$8,835,268,597,181.95

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/16/politics/main2939036.shtml

[HCE SuiGeneris]

1. What the hell is CBS doing shedding light on the truth?

I'm confused.

[Deja Q]

7. Piffle, they're just trying to gain more ratings due to the failure of what's-her-name again?

Oh yes, Katie Crouton...

[BlueManDude]

2. The National Debt Clock in NYC was turned off when Bill Clinton was president. It's back on now.

I never understood why Gore or the Dems in general never made a campaign ad about that. Stupid.

[DemGa]

3. Bush adds Three Trillion to National Debt

This is the first I've seen it mentioned in the mainstream media.

[SpiralHawk]

4. There ain't nothing conservative about the republicons

They are imprudent radicals who just use the word "conservative" as a propaganda cover while they spend our tax dollars like drunken sailors to enrich their fat-ass corporate republicon cronies

I never, ever use the word "conservative" to describe the republicons, because it is a false flag

[BlueJazz]

5. Everytime I think (to much) I want to start a revolt and make this picture come true. >>

[partylessinOhio]

6. All those tax cuts are adding up and up and up.

And * is charging his WarofLies to the national debt.

[BlackHawk706867]

8. Can you fathom 3 Trillion dollars... That's 500 Billion per year by ..

this band of A****holes... What a disgraceful POS....

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