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That time period you mention also happens to be Bill Clinton. With Bush on either side creating all time record deficits. Reagan before that terrible as well (obviously...). Jimmy carter didn't make anything better or worse. Ford sucked. Nixon didn't fuck anything up. Lyndon Johnson broke a bit above even.

Dems: 1 great, 1 good, 1 even

GOP: 1 terrible, 3 bad, 1 even.

http://www.thefreespeechzone.net/images/charts/bush_deficit_graphic.gif

First, in defense of Reagan, you obviously don't remember the absolute mess the country was in when he took office. Maybe you weren't born yet. I remember mortgage rates well over 18%. I remember unemployment and inflation at double digits. I even remember something called the "Misery Index". Reagan's spending brought this country back from brink of becoming another Greece.

Now, on to the rest of it.
Congress controls the purse strings. Why not look at the deficit cross referenced by the party in control of Congress?

Also, I noticed that you conveniently left out the current administration that has the tripled the deficit spending of GWBush. It's incredibly staggering when you consider that it took Bush eight years to do 1/3 of what Obama did one.

Consider the following:

First off, know these crucial facts: The deficit under Ronald Reagan increased 35 percent, from an inherited deficit (from President Jimmy Carter) of $104 billion in 1980 to a final deficit of $141 billion in 1989 ...
President Obama inherited a record Bush deficit of $400 billion, but is generating a far worse $1.8-trillion deficit in his first year. (Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 20, 2009.)

So, if you think Reagan was "terrible", then you must think Obama is Satan himself. I'm really surprised you didn't mention it. Unless, you don't want to make your side look bad by presenting all the facts. So much better to only cherry pick the stats that back up your side.

Given that Barack Obama is a spammer (see below), I don't object to his on-line presence being hacked. Maybe, it is illegal, but I wish the prosecution to be as lenient, as that of the certain Black Panthers was...

Yes, he is a spammer, because I am receiving e-mails from him — without ever asking to be subscribed, much less having gone through the double opt-in, the only responsible method of adding subscribers to a mailing list:

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:33:17 -0400
To: Mikhail xxxxx
From: Barack Obama
Reply-to: info@barackobama.com
Subject: Thank you, Mikhail
Message-ID:
...

So far, at least on the surface, Obama is mostly keeping his hands off the DoJ and letting them do their thing independently.

BULLSHIT

Dept. Of Justice Drops New Black Panthers Case

Obama Administration Abandons Voter Intimidation Lawsuit
By MICHAEL P. TREMOGLIE, The Bulletin
Friday, May 29, 2009
Sources told The Bulletin that there is internal dissension in the Department of Justice (DOJ) about a voter intimidation case from last yearâ(TM)s presidential election. Obama appointees did not want to proceed with the case, while the career prosecutors did. The incident occurred in Philadelphia and involved the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (NBPPSD).

Gee - big surprise. This news comes just a weekend after news that his primary challenger, Pat Toomey, is showing a commanding lead in the polls.

The more they occupy their time with frivolous stuff like this, the less time they have to plan their next rape of our rights and pocketbooks.

They took no time at all to pass the "Rape and Pillage the Taxpayer", er, "Stimulus Package".

Hell, they couldn't even read it because Pelosi had the vote because her broom was all ready to fly her to Europe for her vacation.

So much for "Change". I guess the "hope" part is what we get to abandon.

And of course, Nancy Pelosi claims she's "not partisan"

Believe that? If you do, I've got a couple of nice bridges in New York you can buy. Cheap.

LOL. I'm stupid! haha. You could be one of the biggest liars on the planet. Why would an idiot like you make excuses? Hmmm. Let me guess. You're god damn dummycrat.

1. First point.

"Fannie and Freddie don't make loans." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Mae. Don't make loans huh? LOL. Ok professor.

2. LOL. "Personal responsibility"? This is a real laugher. Do you think those dumb dipshit deadbeat poor black borrowers give a shit about defaulting? Yeah you're a dumbass alright.

3. How much of Barnie Franks can you deepthroat? http://www.thebulletin.us/site/index.cfm?newsid=20146707&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=8

When I was out of Congress and practicing medicine full-time, a newsletter was published under my name that I did not edit. Several writers contributed to the product. For over a decade, I have publicly taken moral responsibility for not paying closer attention to what went out under my name. The quotations in the New Republic article are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed. I have never uttered such words and denounce such small-minded thoughts.

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I could keep going, but I don't really feel like patronizing you. You do read the news, don't you?