re: #148 chunkymonkey

The president has veto power and little else when it comes to the deficit. The congress is the fundamental problem when it comes to debt and deficits. Let’s see… which party had control of congress when Clinton had his whopping surplus? Oh, right.

Also, Clinton’s magical surplus came during the dot-com boom. I’m sure he’d have a huge surplus at the moment.

You all are still missing the point. THE GOP IS CRAZY, WE AGREE ON THIS POINT. MY QUESTION REMAINS: WHAT’S THE ALTERNATIVE???

Note how the minute Congress controlling budgets is a positive thing the spin goes how wonderful Republican-controlled Congresses are, but otherwise everything spending related is Obama’s fault this and Obama’s fault that. :p