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Originally Posted by jimnaseum
No, YOU can't trust anything BO says, I can.
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Precampaign:
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Originally Posted by BO
The pharmaceutical industry wrote into the prescription drug plan that Medicare could not negotiate with drug companies. And you know what? The chairman of the committee, who pushed the law through, went to work for the pharmaceutical industry making $2 million a year. Imagine that.
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Now, it turns out, the Obama White House has cut a backroom deal with Tauzin: Drugmakers would ante up $80 billion in savings in return for a promise that Medicare wouldn't be allowed to negotiate drug prices. Imagine that.
He pledged to close Guantanamo Bay within one year. Thankfully this probably won't be kept... due to reality.
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Originally Posted by BO
When you walk into my administration, you will not be able to work on regulations or contracts directly related to your former employer for two years.
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This was broken right at the beginning with the nomination of William Lynn as deputy defense secretary. 6 months earlier Lynn was a defense lobbyist for Raytheon Co., where he advocated for a range of military programs.
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Originally Posted by BO
When George Bush came into office, our debt -- national debt was around $5 trillion. It's now over $10 trillion. We've almost doubled it. ... But actually I'm cutting more than I'm spending so that it will be a net spending cut.
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Huge lie. His first order of business was to increase the national debt another $2.7 trillion, and he's striving to go further. Plus the new programs he's spending money on are continuing programs that will continue to raise the debt each and every year.
I can't tell you how many times his call for openness has been squelched by himself.
And more... but hey, whatever floats your boat.
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Originally Posted by jimnaseum
As for the money that we don't have, relax, because the reality is it's going to take years to recoup what Bush blew
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Bush with mixed congress: $11B deficit
Bush with republican congress: $339B deficit (republican bums thrown out)
Bush with democrat congress: $704B deficit (democratic bums granted a super majority)
Obama with democrat congress in one month: $2.7 Trillion deficit
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Originally Posted by jimnaseum
no matter who's in charge, (even Sarah Palin). The damage has been DONE. Obama's never going to tell you that because the childlike American voters don't want to hear it. EVERYBODY is going to have to pay for Bush. Party's over. My savings are earning 1.2% interest!!!!!!
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Tell me what, specifically, Bush did that you're going to have to pay back? And keep BO's one month $2.7 trillion spending spree in mind as you do so, which was 2.5 times what Bush & congress overspent during his 8 years.