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Obama spends money republicans scream. Bush spends money gets a pass.?

When Obama spends money republicans scream. When bush borrow money to pay for Iraq war that was based on bad intel. He gets a pass? Why? Isn't it a double standard? You children will have to pay for bushes Iraq war spending. Also bush is the only president who lowers taxes for the wealthy and fight a war at the same time! He paid for everything on bowered money! Where's your outrage republicans? Double standards

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    The Iraqi war wasn't based on bad intel , it was based on manufactured intel .

  • 8 years ago

    In the entire eight years of the Bush administration, the total deficit spending was only 2.3 trillion. In four years of the Obama administration, total deficit spending has risen to 6 trillion and is climbing. Obama's "recovery efforts" have cost more than both Iraq and Afghanistan combined, and he is running these "budget negotiations," like he's still campaigning... all talk and no action.

    As for borrowing money, I didn't see you complaining when Bill Clinton raided Social Security in order to "balance the budget," nor do I see you complaining that Obama would rather let all the tax cuts expire than negotiate deals which would actually help small business which is a large part of our economy. If anyone here has the double-standard sir, it's you.

    By the way, Iraq wasn't just Bush's war... I know you liberals have short memories, so let me refresh yours... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwqh4wQPoQk (note: The above video contains ONLY QUOTES from Democrats regarding Iraq's WMD capabilities)

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Why do you think it is that Bush can fund two wars and still not run a deficit anywhere near what is being run today?

    Besides that, 67% of what Bush ended up borrowing was paid as interest on loans before his time. Feel free to look it up. More than $3 trillion was paid in interest during Bush's 8 years, and his total deficit was less than $5 trillion.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Bush never paid for Iraq.

    They scream when Obama does it because they don't want him to fix the economy, they would rather let you suffer for four more years.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Conservatives and libertarians were all over Bush for his leftist spending habits. The real question is, now that the shoe's on the other foot, where is the Far Left in denouncing *their* guy's over-spending?

    Source(s): ‡ Hypocrite leftists whine.
  • 8 years ago

    The liberals did the same thing against bush hypocrite

  • IceT
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Bush adds $4 trillion to the debt in 8 years Democrats scream and O'Bama calls him irresponsible and unpatriotic!

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1kuTG19Cu_Q

    O'Bama adds $5 trillion to the debt in 4 years and Democrats cheer about their O'Bamaphones and ask for more!

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tpAOwJvTOio

  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago

    You are just now realizing how ridiculously hypocritical Republicans are?

  • 8 years ago

    That's who they are. Hypocritors.

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