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You're a Republican complaining about the national debt? (Original Post) Playinghardball Jan 2013 OP
About half of them yelling the loudest voted for both Bush tax cuts, both Bush sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #1
This is different liberal N proud Jan 2013 #2
Debt only matters when Republicans are not involved. Dawson Leery Jan 2013 #3
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #4
never met a corporate handout they didn't like either No Compromise Jan 2013 #5
No! Debt only matters when you have a Black President.....Who’s good at what he does!n/t busterbrown Jan 2013 #6
Disagree somewhat. lark Jan 2013 #7
This is great!!! PennsylvaniaMatt Jan 2013 #8

sinkingfeeling

(51,436 posts)
1. About half of them yelling the loudest voted for both Bush tax cuts, both Bush
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 01:24 PM
Jan 2013

wars, and unfunded Medicare Part D, which together added about $9 trillion over 10 years.

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No Compromise

(373 posts)
5. never met a corporate handout they didn't like either
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 01:48 PM
Jan 2013

I know these people can't be shamed, but can we still run them out of town?

lark

(23,061 posts)
7. Disagree somewhat.
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 04:19 PM
Jan 2013

Debt is worse when it's from a black Dem president, but it's totally AWFUL no matter who the Dem is. Repugs spend the country's money on the rich, so that's perfectly OK.

PennsylvaniaMatt

(966 posts)
8. This is great!!!
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 04:41 PM
Jan 2013

I love how Paul Ryan is one of the darlings of the Tea Party and far-right - yet he voted for the two Bush tax cuts, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Medicare Part D, and TARP.

Plus, what many right-wingers either don't realize or don't want to realize is that a great deal of the spending that has taken place under President Obama has been a direct result of a continuation of what started under the Bush administration - (i.e. the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Medicare and Medicaid spending growths, etc.)

Ironic how there were no instances of a Republican decrying the national debt before the date of January 20, 2009.

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