They will also remember Nancy Pelosi, Chris Dodd, the huge deficits that they will have to pay off, as well as others.
Am I take it that only Democrats should be held accountable for deficits?
Reagan wasn't held accountable in 1984. Bush 43 wasn't held accountable in 2004. In Reagan's case, the economy had come roaring back. In Bush's case, not that many Americans were focused on the economy - and those who were heavily broke for Kerry
The way I see it is that government should endeavour to live within its means, during the good times, perhaps running up a nice surplus, which will come in handy along with any necessary deficit spending to combat the bad times
The conservative hero, that was Reagan, mindful of deficits, actually signed-off on tax increases in six of his eight years as president. Principles often go out of the window when you are faced with the realities of governing
The biggest tragedy of the Bush presidency lay in the fact that for most of his tenure he had a Republican Congress granting him, just about, his every whim and folly like that of some compliant wife
, especially when you consider just how fiscally inept he proved himself
Unfunded tax cuts? Yes, Mr. President. Unfunded spending? Yes, Mr. President
Senate Democrats, IIRC, wanted to increase taxes on the wealthy to help to pay for the war in Iraq. Fiscal responsbility and Bush? Duh
Hopefully, in time, Democrats can rein in spending because right now spending seems to be all that is preventing (perhaps has) prevented the recession becoming a depression. That's about the only thing them 'Tea Baggers' would guarantee. Posters reading "Taxed Enough Yet" are an absurdity considering the vast majority of Americans received a tax cut as part of the stimulus
There should be no trend to the Right - at least, not yet - given that Obama deserves his fair shot at having to fix a
Right ol' mess
