Obama's Fault, not Bush's Fault

This piece just came across the transom.  It is an old one, but it is current today as it was a while ago.  This piece will be an eye-opener for those who have not yet seen it.

In case there are any out there who believe the Democrats when they point their fingers at the deficit problem and say “Blame Bush,” here is a little verifiable history of the real story.  If you think it is wrong, do your own due diligence. Then, decide who you want to be in control of our nation on January 20, 2013.  Read this piece slowly and then pass it on.

Obama and the Democrats Caused the Deficits and Drastically Increased the National Debt

This piece tells the story as to why George Bush was so bad at the end of his term.  Some people are not yet aware of all this history.  Don’t just skim over this piece, please read it slowly and let it sink in.  If in doubt, check it out.

The day the democrats took over was not January 22, 2009; it was actually January 3, 2007—the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, which was at the very start of the 110th Congress.  That day, the Democrat Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.

For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is “Bush’s Fault,” think about this: January 3, 2007, was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress.  At the time:

• The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77
• The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%
• The Unemployment rate was 4.6%

George Bush’s Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB GROWTH.  Remember the day.  January 3, 2007, was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee.  The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?  BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!

Unemployment was added to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping $5-6 TRILLION of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOS!  Bush had asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie and Freddie—starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the U.S. economy.  And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac?  OBAMA!  And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie?  OBAMA and the Democrat Congress!  So, when someone tries to blame Bush again, REMEMBER JANUARY 3, 2007…THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!

Budgets do not come from the White House.  They come from Congress, and the party that controlled Congress since January 2007 is the Democrat Party.  Furthermore, the Democrats controlled the budget process for 2008 and 2009 as well as 2010 and 2011.  In that first year, they had to contend with George Bush, which caused them to compromise on spending when Bush, somewhat belatedly, got tough on spending increases.

For 2009 though, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid bypassed George Bush entirely by passing continuing resolutions to keep government running until Barack Obama could take office.  At that time, they passed a massive omnibus spending bill to complete the 2009 budgets.  And where was Barack Obama during this time?  He was a member of that very Congress that passed all of these massive spending bills, and he signed the omnibus spending bill as President to complete 2009.

If the Democrats inherited any deficit, it was the 2007 deficit—the last of the Republican budgets.  That deficit was the lowest in five years, and the fourth straight decline in deficit spending.  After that, Democrats in Congress took control of spending, and that includes Barack Obama who voted for the budgets.

If Obama inherited anything, he inherited it from himself.  In a nutshell, what Obama is saying is “I inherited a deficit that I voted for and then I voted to expand that deficit four-fold since January 20.”

There is no way this will be widely publicized unless each of us sends it on!