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Big Spenders - For The Record

For the Record

Hey, big spenders

"A strong case can be made that the people most responsible for the gigantic deficits we face today are neither George W. Bush nor Barack Obama. The real culprits are Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Congress controls
the purse strings. When Mrs. Pelosi and Mr. Reid rose to their present
jobs in January 2007, the deficit was $161 billion. It had been on a
downward trajectory from $413 billion in 2004. Three years later, the
Pelosi-Reid Congress had added $1.2 trillion to the deficit. Of course,
Mr. Bush sponsored or signed into law many of these deficit-raising
bills, such as the bank bailouts and effective tax rebates of 2008. But
the Democratic Congress passed them. Long forgotten is the promise Mrs.
Pelosi made on the day she became speaker: 'Our new America will provide
unlimited opportunity for future generations, not burden them with
mountains of debt.' I think future generations would like a do-over. ...
For the sake of comparison, let's look at the Pelosi-Reid fiscal record
over 10 years. In January 2007, the CBO projected a $379 billion
surplus over the next decade. Now, after four years under Mrs. Pelosi
and Mr. Reid, and two years of Mr. Obama in the White House, the
2007-2016 projection is a deficit of $7.16 trillion. This deterioration
of the nation's fiscal situation is arguably the worst in United States
history, and it was brought to us courtesy of a congressional leadership
that pledged 'pay as you go' budgeting to bring the budget into
balance. It is no wonder that Americans are not eager to retain the
services of these two spendthrifts as leaders of Congress." --Wall
Street Journal economics writer Steve Moore