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Yes, that would be wrong. Dannymac Send a noteboard - 27/05/2010 03:35:30 PM
Lucky I didn't say that, eh?

I said that the National Debt went up by that amount under Bush's watch, during which time the United States got involved in two major military campaigns, while simultaneously lowering taxes. The whole chunk cannot be accounted for by military spending, you are correct. But it is a pretty darn large slice of the pie. Numbers are from a Wikipedia article on the National Debt, which in turn got THEIR numbers from the Treasury office.
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US Debt Hits $13T - But Spending Spree in DC Continues..... trzaska2000 - 26/05/2010 05:09:48 PM 1122 Views
Look who finally remembered they oppose federal deficits. Joel - 26/05/2010 05:26:30 PM 719 Views
Silly Joel.....please find the posts where I supported GWB's deficit spending. trzaska2000 - 26/05/2010 05:35:13 PM 774 Views
hmmm Aisha - 26/05/2010 05:40:49 PM 711 Views
That's different; spending trillions on the Iraq war is necessary national defense, just ask Fox. Joel - 26/05/2010 05:46:49 PM 921 Views
0.7 Trillion doesn't usually qualify as 'Trillions' Isaac - 26/05/2010 06:16:15 PM 875 Views
I'm not willing to try parsing how much DoD spending was and wasn't Iraq just now. Joel - 26/05/2010 06:27:50 PM 831 Views
You can knock off the "Faux News" stuff, makes you sound like you've been hanging at Daily Kos Isaac - 26/05/2010 07:06:16 PM 888 Views
umm ok. Aisha - 26/05/2010 07:26:02 PM 940 Views
A Fox News person was involved in writing the article so it sent him into a tissy fit random thoughts - 26/05/2010 10:56:35 PM 682 Views
Well, they annoyed the hell out of me by "accusing" Dems of something they supported for 5 years. Joel - 27/05/2010 03:30:08 PM 916 Views
ok now you are just making stuff up random thoughts - 27/05/2010 08:11:39 PM 1146 Views
This would sound better if you didn't say yourself the support was mostly fake Isaac - 28/05/2010 01:05:44 PM 917 Views
I thought overthrowing Saddam was fine.....and it worked out very well. trzaska2000 - 26/05/2010 06:37:31 PM 687 Views
I'll take what comfort I can from this. Joel - 26/05/2010 06:45:53 PM 771 Views
"They" plural. Joel - 26/05/2010 05:45:48 PM 947 Views
you are so full of crap random thoughts - 26/05/2010 05:59:47 PM 752 Views
Oh, they weren't silent; they were quite vocal in their endorsement of the Iraq war. Joel - 26/05/2010 06:03:51 PM 980 Views
more ranting doesn't support your argument random thoughts - 26/05/2010 06:17:22 PM 895 Views
I'll respond to the coherent part of that. Joel - 26/05/2010 06:30:07 PM 916 Views
I wish ... Nate - 26/05/2010 06:57:30 PM 924 Views
Is the NYT any better pieces slandering McCain and his wife before an election? random thoughts - 26/05/2010 07:16:58 PM 756 Views
I don't know those articles specifically. Nate - 26/05/2010 08:27:44 PM 834 Views
So my repeated use of "M$" in moondogs thread only makes things worse? Joel - 27/05/2010 03:35:06 PM 813 Views
These days I typically just say, "Fox. " Joel - 27/05/2010 03:48:40 PM 919 Views
You mean you will repsond to part that you like and ignore the part you don't because of a typo random thoughts - 26/05/2010 07:18:03 PM 827 Views
Actually, I think it was a pretty thorough response. Joel - 27/05/2010 03:57:55 PM 920 Views
then let me make is simpler random thoughts - 27/05/2010 07:23:19 PM 902 Views
I'll give Joel a little hand here... Legolas - 26/05/2010 09:14:27 PM 926 Views
commas are so over rated random thoughts - 26/05/2010 10:50:57 PM 718 Views
The second paragraph is very hard to follow unless you already have an idea what he's going to say. Joel - 27/05/2010 03:43:09 PM 866 Views
yes the good republicans spent a lot of money so democrats should spend even more argument random thoughts - 26/05/2010 05:52:57 PM 688 Views
Well, I'll certainly agree that if it's bad, it's bad whoever's doing it. Joel - 26/05/2010 06:00:20 PM 882 Views
you are attacking Fox News becuase you object to opposing views being expressed random thoughts - 26/05/2010 06:27:29 PM 879 Views
Not at all; I just expect a little consistency. Joel - 26/05/2010 06:40:07 PM 923 Views
then why not show some and admit that all the news agency were backing the war random thoughts - 26/05/2010 07:10:57 PM 898 Views
Yes, they were; most of them stopped: One of them didn't. Joel - 27/05/2010 03:08:34 PM 873 Views
so the other media outlets get a pass because the supported losing a war they supported starting? random thoughts - 27/05/2010 06:39:21 PM 730 Views
We were heading in the wrong direction already, but Obama/Dems put the pedal to the floor... trzaska2000 - 26/05/2010 06:41:48 PM 680 Views
I don't mean to defend all of the spending that Obama and Congress have done since he's in power... Legolas - 26/05/2010 09:29:38 PM 864 Views
They did push the pedal further down even if they didn't start it random thoughts - 26/05/2010 10:46:38 PM 920 Views
Fair enough, I don't disagree with any of that. Legolas - 26/05/2010 10:53:32 PM 773 Views
I find this image to describe the deficits pretty useful Roland00 - 27/05/2010 01:56:29 AM 691 Views
Here is the problem with this kind of reporting... Dannymac - 27/05/2010 07:12:34 AM 823 Views
Correct Roland00 - 27/05/2010 02:11:47 PM 689 Views
The problem with that kind of logic is it is wrong random thoughts - 27/05/2010 02:19:37 PM 713 Views
Yes, that would be wrong. Dannymac - 27/05/2010 03:35:30 PM 740 Views
Based on Obama's budget, he will add more to the debt over the next 10 years..... trzaska2000 - 27/05/2010 04:10:45 PM 649 Views
Increasing the debt is a problem, yes. Dannymac - 27/05/2010 07:55:04 PM 1075 Views
At least we agree that you are wrong because that is what you said random thoughts - 27/05/2010 06:50:43 PM 685 Views
And where does the rest of the money come from? Dannymac - 27/05/2010 08:12:31 PM 813 Views
No, that's for the entire Department of Defense. Legolas - 27/05/2010 08:25:28 PM 712 Views
using those numbers the war appears to be about half a drop in the bucket *NM* random thoughts - 27/05/2010 08:37:31 PM 369 Views
I wouldn't call it a drop in the bucket... Legolas - 27/05/2010 09:03:43 PM 931 Views
yeah I was just being a smart ass random thoughts - 27/05/2010 11:09:37 PM 938 Views
Re: And where does the rest of the money come from? random thoughts - 27/05/2010 10:58:59 PM 835 Views
I interpreted it as saying... Legolas - 27/05/2010 02:22:13 PM 1183 Views
Hmmm... Dannymac - 27/05/2010 03:41:15 PM 756 Views
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