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Source: cnsnews.com
President Obama shakes hands with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the State of the Union Address, Jan. 25, 2012. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com)- In the 39 months since Barack Obama took the oath of office as president of the United States, the federal government’s debt has increased by $5,027,761,476,484.56. Although he has served less than a term, Obama is now the first American president to see the federal government’s debt increase by more than $5 trillion during his time in office. During… |
Publius Prime 
I think Mitt needs to use the “fairness” argument against the leftie loons like Obama. What is fair about endless debt, 40% unemployment of black youths, more folks on food stamps than at any time in history? If borrowing accomplished growth, $5 trillion should have kicked serious butt, but it did not. What it did was to grow government, bail out select union-controlled enterprises, and throw good money after bad with failed leftie ideas like solar panels that few want or can afford.
Ever-increasing government bloat, growth, waste, this is the left’s path. Growth, personal freedom, these are conservative goals.
Are you better off than in 2008? Do you have more or less hope than in 2008? Is the nation stronger or weaker than in 2008?