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BeyondGeography

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10. He took a potshot at his own party knowing we've been more responsible than Republicans

Fri Dec 6, 2019, 01:05 AM

Dec 2019

because he was in New Hampshire sucking up to independents who can vote in the primary. He deserves every bit of the scorn he is getting and will get for this.

For the record:

Reagan

Started Presidency: $965 billion
Ended Presidency: $2.74 trillion
Increased 184% or 13.9% per year

H.W. Bush

Started Presidency: $2.74 trillion
Ended Presidency: $4.23 trillion
Increased 54% or 11.5% per year (only in office for four years)

Clinton

Started Presidency: $4.23 trillion
Ended Presidency: $5.77 trillion
Increased 36% or 4.0% per year

W. Bush

Started Presidency: $5.77 trillion
Ended Presidency: $11.1 trillion
Increased 93% or 8.5% per year

Obama

Started Presidency: $11.1 trillion
Ended Presidency: $19.85 trillion
Increased 78% or 7.5% per year

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckjones/2018/01/15/obamas-federal-debt-grew-at-a-slower-rate-than-reagan-h-w-bush-or-w-bush/#3754a21c1917

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More that was left out of Buttigieg's response about deficits [View all] Celerity Dec 2019 OP

Not good enough...Playing footsie with NH independents by using RW frames BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #1

I just watched that and O'Donnell was extremely disingenuous Celerity Dec 2019 #2

He's trying to have it both ways by presenting himself as more principled than the typical Democrat BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #4

And squirecam Dec 2019 #5

And was the Great Recession good enough? crazytown Dec 2019 #9

Obama squirecam Dec 2019 #17

actually Obama didn't add enough debt during his term dsc Dec 2019 #45

The debt has went up under every POTUS since Reagan Celerity Dec 2019 #7

He took a potshot at his own party knowing we've been more responsible than Republicans BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #10

he didn't take a potshot, that is spin, nothing more, and comparing percentage of increase Celerity Dec 2019 #14

actually percent is a very valid way of measuring this dsc Dec 2019 #46

"knowing we've been more responsible than Republicans"...which is exactly what the OP said he... phleshdef Dec 2019 #15

Right squirecam Dec 2019 #19

He only made the clarification three hours later when reporters caught up to him BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #20

Indeed. crazytown Dec 2019 #11

lol, that is one of the most pure strawmen I have seen in ages, congrats! Celerity Dec 2019 #18

The rationale for Tory austerity, repeated ad nauseam, crazytown Dec 2019 #23

non sequitur Celerity Dec 2019 #25

I lived and worked in the UK for three years crazytown Dec 2019 #26

Let's squirecam Dec 2019 #21

I seem to remember Mondale ran on getting the deficit /debt under control. crazytown Dec 2019 #24

Because squirecam Dec 2019 #31

Warren has produced accounting for her spending promises. crazytown Dec 2019 #33

So squirecam Dec 2019 #35

What is Amy proposing? crazytown Dec 2019 #38

Pete is talking about how the parties are perceived AngelicaHora Dec 2019 #8

He is a sterling man of principle with no ulterior motives? BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #12

Ah yes, the "far left"makes everything worse. LesterT Dec 2019 #16

So squirecam Dec 2019 #22

The problem is not dough. LesterT Dec 2019 #27

Since that won't happen..... squirecam Dec 2019 #28

I'm not in opposition to any tidbit that improves the well being of the struggling. LesterT Dec 2019 #29

Well squirecam Dec 2019 #34

"We" did not make any mess. LesterT Dec 2019 #37

And those who assisted them and Russia, either wittingly or not to damage HRC's candidacy ehrnst Dec 2019 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author TidalWave46 Dec 2019 #3

Oh he had 1000 people at the event judeling Dec 2019 #6

So basically he said, Dems good, Republicans bad... Dems need not be afraid to talk about taxes. phleshdef Dec 2019 #13

No it wasn't judeling Dec 2019 #30

If they can't handle debt questions BootinUp Dec 2019 #32

Of course they can handle judeling Dec 2019 #39

Everyone has has an opinion. Nt BootinUp Dec 2019 #41

This whole incident shows Pete can't handle the debt question. BuffaloJackalope Dec 2019 #44

You squirecam Dec 2019 #36

Yeah, it was ... (nt) mr_lebowski Dec 2019 #40