Would you like a side dish of Facts, Mr. President?

PRESIDENT OBAMA: By the time I took office, we had a one year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program. On top of that, the effects of the recession put a $3 trillion hole in our budget. All this was before I walked in the door.

Well, how about a slice of Facts now, Mr. Obama:

• On March 14, 2008, then Sen. Obama voted in favor of the 2009 budget which authorized $3.1 trillion in federal outlays along with a projected $400 billion deficit
• The vote, 51-44, was strongly along party lines with only two Republicans saying “Yes.”
• When the final conference report was presented to the House on June 5, not one Republican voted for it.

And who did  vote for the 2008 Budget? Among the Democrats that voted “Yes” were:

• Then Senator Obama
• Then Senator Joe Biden
• Then Rep. Rahm Emanuel
• Then Senator Hillary Clinton

And what about the 700 Billion “TARP” program signed into by Bush? Again, Obama and his fellow Democrats voted “Yes” as well with that program.

Add this together with the 787 Billion Stimulus, the 410 Billion Omnibus bill and you have Obama approval on every spending bill either as a Senator or currently as President.

So please, Mr. President, next time you whine about what you “inherited” could you please spare us the crocodile tears?

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