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11. Bush was able to. He inherited a $2T surplus and turned it into a $10T deficit

Mon Aug 25, 2014, 11:02 AM

Aug 2014

He was asleep at the wheel of our economic train.

We all know how that turned out.

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Pic Of The Moment: And Another Right-Wing Meme Bites The Dust [View all] EarlG Aug 2014 OP

Republican Presidents are freeloading bums, it seems :) Helen Borg Aug 2014 #1

No no no it's about how much golf he plays underpants Aug 2014 #2

That's part of it VA_Jill Aug 2014 #46

So you are saying there may just be a racial element underpants Aug 2014 #47

Gee, ya think? n/t VA_Jill Aug 2014 #50

hmmm...playing golf while black. Stellar Aug 2014 #52

So, out of eight years in the White House... KansDem Aug 2014 #3

I don't see it here but I believe that's just for 6 years. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2014 #5

879 days total over 8 years NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #7

Which comes to roughly 3.5 months per year for vacations - hmmmmm! n/t mazzarro Aug 2014 #14

We can't get voting day off though. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #21

K&R ReRe Aug 2014 #4

Bush and Reagan really worked on their vacations NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #9

Exactly... ReRe Aug 2014 #36

Sorry to say... narnian60 Aug 2014 #30

Sorry about that... ReRe Aug 2014 #35

I think Bush Sr also took a good amount of vacation NewJeffCT Aug 2014 #6

There you go, playing the Facts Card, again. Enthusiast Aug 2014 #8

Where's the asterisk after Bush Jr.? NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2014 #10

Bush was able to. He inherited a $2T surplus and turned it into a $10T deficit ffr Aug 2014 #11

Young voters must be told The Wizard Aug 2014 #15

...sigh. SoapBox Aug 2014 #12

Republicans: What are they good for? The Wizard Aug 2014 #13

rightwing media still lies about facts samsingh Aug 2014 #16

And that's what will kill us if we can't fix it FiveGoodMen Aug 2014 #23

As I recall, the courts ruled that FOX may lie as often as they like Dragonfli Aug 2014 #39

Yes. An act of treason against the US, if you ask me. FiveGoodMen Aug 2014 #49

490! That's over 60 days per year! I guess Cheney was able to hold the fort down. :D C Moon Aug 2014 #17

Another example of the right wing propaganda machine in action........ wandy Aug 2014 #18

Cheney probably encouraged Bush to take vacation LynneSin Aug 2014 #19

You are probably right about Cheney doing such a thing mazzarro Aug 2014 #22

Vaca days Abbraxus Aug 2014 #20

I just spoke to my 82 yr old mother LittleGirl Aug 2014 #24

Fox News Headline: "Obama works hard at tyranny." malthaussen Aug 2014 #25

I can't believe they even tried after dumya. Kali Aug 2014 #26

k&r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Aug 2014 #27

President cheney bleedinglib Aug 2014 #28

Republicans aren't there to govern, only to steal and year down! santamargarita Aug 2014 #29

The gopropaganda machine just loves to accuse Democrats of republicon transgressions. Cha Aug 2014 #31

How many days did Cheney take off to shoot people in the face? pipoman Aug 2014 #32

The truth doesn't matter - LiberalElite Aug 2014 #33

But...but Raygun and Boosh owned the properties they vacationed in, muntrv Aug 2014 #34

of course, my thought is always how much worse we could have had it had those useless niyad Aug 2014 #37

I love science. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #38

But would you want Bush on the job full time anyway? Tanelorn Aug 2014 #40

George W. Bush, empty suit, vacationed the whole 8 years, and on 9/11 too blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #41

K & R davidpdx Aug 2014 #42

Its remarkable brp1939 Aug 2014 #43

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Aug 2014 #45

Welcome to DU, and thanks for the observation. bluesbassman Aug 2014 #48

new meme bl968 Aug 2014 #44

This is great Gothmog Aug 2014 #51