Proper rhetoric is important. TPM: It's the "Republican Debt" stupid.

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Why mince words. Whose debt is this anyway? It is attributable to George W. Bush and his wars, not to progressives on the left, not to Bill Clinton.

It is the "Republican debt" plain and simple, and progressives need to start calling it that!

Consider this your official Talking Point Memo and pass it on!

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1. More charts

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BpryF_Ad6G8/Sar-UZIEHrI/AAAAAAAAAB4/9WaKL6emL14/s400/us+debt+as+percent+of+gdp.gif

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2. A few pictures are worth more than thousands of words

:patriot:

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16. No kidding

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3. More charts

http://www.marktaw.com/culture_and_media/TheNationalDebt.html

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4. better scale on this chart here:

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5. Who increased the debt?

How the U.S. Got $14 Trillion in Debt and Who Are the Creditors
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/28/us/charting-the-american-debt-crisis.html

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17. Interest on the debt:

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6. How about that organized "unrec" thing happening at DU.

I'm soooo sorry about pissing off all the Republican trolls :rofl:

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7. larger scale of main chart:

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8. Aggregate Debt Burden by Age and Income

http://www.aarp.org/money/budgeting-saving/info-2002/aresearch-import-339-DD70.html

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9. US-share-of-military-spending

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10. US Budget Pie Chart, discretionary spending

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12. bush doubles annual defense expense

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11. bush - clinton - bush

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19. budget_deficit_or_surplus

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13. 2010 Budget

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14. Federal Spending FY_2010

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15. Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal: How It’s Spent

Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal: How It’s Spent
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/01/us/budget.html

FLASH GRAPHIC is interactive

Rectangles in the chart are sized according to the amount of spending for that category. Color shows the change in spending from 2010.

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18. bush policy impact