06-16-2009, 04:09 AM
Quote:You misattribute the budget balancing forces under Clinton: GOP House had a significant influence on that. Reagan had a Democratic Congress to spend along with him. Bush Junior, on the other hand, didn't have the check to his power that a Democratic congress might have provided, and, him being a baby boomer, did as one might expect: put it all on Visa.Reagan got to spend like crazy because he had a Democratic congress.
Bush got to spend like crazy because he didn't have a Democratic congress.
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-Jester