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National Debt Increased by Over $5 Trillion Since Obama Took Office

April 18, 2012
By
Money

As a Senator, President Obama said increasing the national debt is unpatriotic. Well, that hasn’t stopped him from presiding over a $5 trillion to the debt. What’s worse, if enacted, his proposed budget would have added an additional $6.4 trillion of debt by 2022. That’s on top of spending what the government takes in....

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It’s Official – No Budget From Senate Democrats This Year

April 17, 2012
By
Coward Kent Conrad

I guess Senate Democrats are just trying to live up to their reputation of being lazy. Failing to pass a budget probably polls better than having their utter contempt for American taxpayers put on the record. You see, if they were to put a budget out there, they would have to admit that it’s...

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Joe Biden Tells Baby She’ll Pay for Romney’s Tax Cuts

April 12, 2012
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Crazy Uncle Joe Biden

Crazy Uncle Joe Biden appeared at a campaign event in New Hampshire today and told a baby, who apparently had been crying, that if Mitt Romney is elected she’ll end up paying for tax cuts for the 1%. He didn’t mention that the national debt has risen under Obama more than at any time...

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Hey, Who is Up for a Little National Debt Road Trip?

April 5, 2012
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National Debt Road Trip

George W. Bush may have been bad when it comes to the national debt (and he had a lot of help from Congress) but Barack Obama is worse. If the rise of the national debt was a road trip, Obama would have his pedal to the metal. Watch: Via The Other McCain Tweetvaso link

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Paul Ryan’s Budget Passed in the House

March 29, 2012
By
Budget Chart

Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget passed in the House today by a margin of 228-191, with ten Republicans voting against it and no Democrat voting for it. The Hill has the scoop: An increase in Republican “no” votes was expected this year, as many have grown frustrated with the party’s inability to achieve more aggressive...

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Allen West goes Rogue in His Support of the Ryan Budget

March 22, 2012
By
Allen West

The following is a guest post by Joseph Hall. *** Allen West goes Rogue in His Support of the Ryan Budget On the Republican political landscape, one person should be on everyone’s political radar: Rep. Allen West. Yesterday, he distinguished himself among his fellow Republicans by affirming his declaration of war on those not...

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Infographic: Ryan Budget v. Obama Budget

March 22, 2012
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Budget_graphicFS_bythenumbers

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the GOP budget proposal earlier this week. It must put us on the right path, seeing that the Democrats are howling about it. Bankrupting America put together this infographic comparing Ryan’s fiscally sound budget to the irresponsible budget of President Obama. (Click on image to enlarge.)   Which do...

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If You Support Paul Ryan’s Budget the White House Says You’re of Diminished Capacity

March 21, 2012
By
Carney

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney slammed Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed budget today. The people in the White House don’t think the GOP plan wastes enough money on green energy projects for the Democrats’ cronies. Carney sneered at the plan, calling Republicans “willfully ignorant” and implying that their supporters are of diminished capacity. “You...

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Geithner: Debt Limit to Meet All Current and Future Obligations ‘Would Make You Uncomfortable’ – Video

March 21, 2012
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Geithner Testifies

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) questioned Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner about the debt limit, and asked what it would have to be to meet all current and future obligations. After some hemming and hawing, and pointing out that Congress is in control of the budget, Geithner said he couldn’t say off the top of his...

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National Debt Increased More Under 3 Years of Obama than 8 Years of Bush

March 20, 2012
By
National Debt 2012

CBS News realized that the national debt has increased more under the three years of the Obama presidency than it did under 8 years of the Bush presidency. It’s one of those things that’s getting a little difficult to ignore. The National Debt has now increased more during President Obama’s three years and two...

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House Republicans to Unveil Budget Today: Expect Democrat Heads to Explode

March 20, 2012
By
Paul Ryan

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Republicans aren’t afraid of Democrats featuring them in ads throwing little old ladies over cliffs. You can only hide from reality for so long. We’re now at the point where if we keep hiding we’re going to face economic disaster. It’s time to face the facts, and come...

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Another Record Set for US Budget Deficit in February

March 9, 2012
By
US National Debt March 9 2012

Have you looked at the national debt clock lately? It’s absolutely frightening. The national debt is now higher than gross domestic product, and that’s not counting the unfunded liabilities like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Is it any wonder the debt is so high when budget deficits keep breaking records. February set another record,...

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Scary Chart of the Day

February 23, 2012
By
Per Capital Debt

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) sent to the Weekly Standard the following chart comparing US debt per capita to Greece, Ireland, Italy, France, Portugal and Spain. The US comes out on top, but not in a good way. Yet the Democrats only want to keep spending money. They believe the problem is that they don’t...

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Who’s Going to Pay for the Old Folks After All the Free Contraception?

February 18, 2012
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Mark Steyn brings up a good point in his latest article. The government takes money out of our paychecks (a little less now, I know) to pay for old-age benefits for current recipients, in exchange for the promise that when we get old, the next generation will be taxed to pay for our retirement....

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