Saturday, November 27, 2010

Republicans Worry about Deficits & "the Debt"

The faux alarm that has recently hit the media from the newly rampant Republicans after this mid-term election wins is a bit rich. Here's the history of how Republican's "concern" over deficits under their administration got translated into action:

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The middle column is how much each president increased the debt (the total amount owing) during his tenure. The right column is the average annual deficit under his administration. Obviously the longer he was in office, the more the deficits accumlated to make a big difference to the debt.

Look closely at this graph. This is the "Reagan Revoluion". Yes. This is when so-called "conservative" Republicans took office with their concerns about family values and debts/deficits. As you can tell, they remade American both by improving family values and reducing debts. (Ha Ha)

In short, Republicans are hypocrites. They are as much for "family values" as they are for reducing the debt/deficits. In short, not one whit. They speak with forked tongue.

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