US Debt Ceiling Debacle Part II

[derspiess]

Isn't the record of Republican presidents one of huge increases in the deficit? Why would it be different this time?

Bush II ran deficits on the order 3-5% of GDP I believe.  Last year must be an exception with TARP.

And I wasn't talking about Republican presidents anyway.

[MadImmortalMan]

Still would have been running massive deficits under the Ryan plan anyway. It's wimpy.

[Razgovory]

Isn't the record of Republican presidents one of huge increases in the deficit? Why would it be different this time?

Bush II ran deficits on the order 3-5% of GDP I believe.  Last year must be an exception with TARP.

And I wasn't talking about Republican presidents anyway.

Who were you talking about when you said Republicans.  The Iraqi Republican guard?