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In reply to the discussion: Did you Know? [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)42. My apologies for the broad-brush ...
but take a step back and think about ... 1) his accomplishments (in the face of historic opposition) and 2) the alternative.
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Nonsense. The deficit he inherited was 1.2 TRILLION per year. It was unsustainable...
Demo_Chris
Aug 2013
#4
Existence itself is unsustainable given a sufficiently long time line.
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#38
My neighbor is the electorate and he thinks we should move all the poor people onto some
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#40
First, ignorance is or it is not, you keep using the word, belief. Belief is irrelevant, either
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#44
Graph Clinton deficit Bush deficit Obama deficit (sorry for large size, thankfully DU downsizes it)
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#9
I don't know how he did it while still managing to put up $750+ billion for TARP
hughee99
Aug 2013
#12
I believe he voted for it in the Senate and spoke in favor of it on the Senate floor,
hughee99
Aug 2013
#57
I'll take this as a no, Obama did NOT "bail" out the banks himself. Not even his idea, he voted for
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#58
I disagree, it was Bush admins idea...they pushed it...Bush singed it and Obama was part of a vote
uponit7771
Aug 2013
#60
I agree. I didn't argue at all that Obama hadn't done anything with the money...
hughee99
Aug 2013
#61
That might be part of the reason the GOP claims he is the worst President ever
liberal N proud
Aug 2013
#52