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1) After 6 years of war, an unprecidented terrorist attack, an expansion of the Dept of Ed, a massive expansion of military spending, and an unfunded astronomical new entitlement..... in 2007, the deficit was around 150 billion. And the unemployment rate was in the 4% range.
2)How about military spending? Its not the military that regulates the amount of water in your toilet. Its not the military that sniffs your exhaust for pollution. Its not the military that is mandating you buy healthcare. This is the example of BIG government. Military spending to keep you free to say the things you do, is the measure of might.
3)How about too big to fail? It was Dodd-Frank (not exactly republican guys FYI) that designated the 5 largest banks as 'too big to fail'. Not republicans.
4)And which party did give the banks the first bail outs? the S&L crisis was during a period of democratic leadership in the house and senate (they wrote the bills). TARP was passed in the Senate with 41 Democrats and 33 Republicans voting for it. In the house, led by democrats who voted 172-63 and republicans rejected it 108-91. So Democrats are 'who gave them the bailouts'.

Good post man.