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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
So Obama is to be singularly measured against Bush? Exactly what package did Bush put through that called for almost a trillion dollars wth the majority of it having very little relation to economic stimulus? This is a disgraceful and spiteful piece of legislaltion that Obama will take the hit on (because no good can possibly come of it and you will only be able to blame Bush for so long) simply because he didn't take the bull by the horns and direct what went into it. He simply let Pelosi and gang take over. You know the people with the approval rating lower that W. What happened to change? So it's ok to spend like crazy because Bush did it? Again, what happened to change?
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No, he's not particularly measured singularly against Bush, but all the Congressional posturing from Republicans is nauseating considering that they had zero problem with running up all sorts of spending when it was Bush doing it, but all the sudden they have a problem with spending and want to return to fiscal conservatism.
It's transparent and nobody is falling for it. Republicans don't get to sit back and decide they care about reining in spending now, and talk a big talk, when they've spent the last eight years spending like mad people. Then again, having credibility in any argument at all hasn't exactly been their strong point since the turn of the century, so I shouldn't be all that surprised, really, that they still haven't managed to find any now.