re: #119 Charles Johnson

By the way, in all this talk about the deficit, it should be pointed out that the only reason we even HAVE a deficit can be laid squarely on the shoulders of George W. Bush, who ran up the country’s debt enormously during his two terms in office.

In fact, if you go back and look at the history of the US deficit, the ballooning of the debt correlates pretty closely with Republican presidents.

Whenever you point that out, it’s always you’re blaming Bush. When you point it out with say Reagan, you get some excuse about the Congress. Really though, the idea that Republican presidents are fiscally responsible and smart on the debt is a load of shit.