Of The Last 2 Presidents, Which Has Caused More National Debt?

[Playinghardball]

Anyone running for office on the Bush fiscal policies should have this etch-a-sketched onto their speaker’s notes

[dkf]

1. Bush isn't responsible for those tax cuts any more.

We really need to lapse them all.

[RC]

2. +10

Obama extended them. They are his baby now.

[Bolo Boffin]

3. Yes, Obama extended those Bush tax cuts all by himself.

He threw his bully pulpit around and forced all those Congress critters to give him all the Bush tax cuts and not to leave a nickel out. That is what Obama did.

FFS

[dkf]

4. He didn't extend them by himself but he could have shut them down by himself...or tried to.

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. I think he may have been holding the pen though, but don't quote me on that.

"Now, candidly speaking, there are some elements of this legislation that I don't like," he said. "There are some elements that members of my party don't like. There are some elements that Republicans here today don't like. That's the nature of compromise. Yielding on something each of us cares about to move forward on what all of us care about."


President Barack Obama, center seated, smiles after signing the $858 billion tax deal into law in a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 in Washington.
(Credit: AP)

[gulliver]

5. Bush AND the Republicans are.

I assume that's what you mean. The way you worded your post it almost seems like you might be exonerating Bush. Yes, I know. Ridiculous.

[warrior1]

7. I know, I know, I know11!!!

bush