[TheRealThing]

Were have u been the past 3 elections? We had a president redefine America. No funding for 2 wars, countless tax cuts to the rich, lies upon lies and ur saying obama destroyed this nation in 2 years? 8 years under bush has brought down this country and u want to blame obama and the democrats for the not being able to float a sinking ship.

23 there is a little confusion here. In the part of my post that you have bolded I was just speaking in general terms, not specifically about the national debt. I appologize for the misleading nature of that particular rant. However, I wouldn't take one word of it back, (again speaking in the general sense)

Those deficit numbers make our presidents look bad, but, it's not all their fault. There are a number of things that bear directly on the out of control nature of our national spending.

First- the more people that are on the federal dole, the more money we have going out, added to this is the endless list of reasons so many millions of Americans are eligible to recieve entitlements.

Second- who's in control of the Congress?

MAJORITY LEADERS US SENATE 1985 - PRESENT

1985-1987 Robert Dole ® 99TH CONGRESS REAGAN
1987-1989 Robert Byrd (D) 100TH CONGRESS REAGAN
1989-1991 GEORGE MITCHELL (D) 101ST CONGRESS REAGAN
1991-1993 GEORGE MITCHELL 102ND CONGRESS REAGAN
1993-1995 GEORGE MITCHELL 103RD CONGRESS CLINTON
1995-1997 ROBERT DOLE ® 104TH CONGRESS CLINTON
1997-1999 TRENT LOTT ® 105TH CONGRESS CLINTON
1999-2001 TRENT LOTT 106TH CONGRESS CLINTON
2001-2003 TOM DASCHLE (D) 107TH CONGRESS BUSH
2003-2005 BILL FRIST ® 108TH CONGRESS BUSH
2005-2007 BILL FRIST 109TH CONGRESS BUSH
2007-2009 HARRY REID (D) 110TH CONGRESS BUSH
2009-2011 HARRY REID 111TH CONGRESS OBAMA
2011-2013 HARRY REID 112TH CONGRESS OBAMA

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-
CONTROLLED BY A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS UNTIL THE REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION OF 2010

As is obvious by this list for at least 12 the last 25 years the dems have been in control of BOTH houses of government and they totally ruled the House of Representatives the past 40 years. The difference between now and then? RESPECT, and love of country. Dems have by no means been denied the opportunity to lead, and, share responsibility for whatever we have going on right now. No way to deny that. Why is the national debt nearly 14.4 trillion to date? entitlements and waste for sure and a lot of fraud that might as well be a budgeted entitlement as well.

Stop spending growth, (spending freeze at 2011 levels for a few years) and enact a balanced budget ammendment and our troubles will be behind us.