Obama's Budget: Almost $1 Trillion in New Taxes Over Next 10 yrs, Starting 2011

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Originally Posted by saden1

Don't take that road, you'll end up on Sad and Pathetic Road which is totally not a cool place for an upstanding gentlemen such as yourself. Time will tell but it seems to me your side doesn't know how to play at all at the moment. Until then, watch and learn.

My friend, you are much better than this. Should I link to the cross-over dribble on YouTube for you.

I'm by no means on the same road as Drudge. Nor am I unaware of the graph you linked to. We both know the President has limited control over the economy, but a President with his party controlling both houses of Congress can do much good....or harm. Many believe the expansion of the social programs FDR put forth in the 30s caused the depression to last longer. The expansion of these programs is draining the federal budget now. The expansion of government oversight / social programs in the mid-60s, many believe caused the economic issues in the 70s, and Carter certainly didn't help. It appears we are repeating past mistakes. I don't care who takes the credit, I'll happily give it to Obama if he does the things needed to get our federal budget balanced and our deficit reduced, but his current plan is not a blueprint for success.

EDIT: and for the record, Bush did a crappy job with the budget. He was definitely no fiscal conservative.