Pheonixops
Proud Liberal
That leaves Obama's admin responsible for the other 2/3s of the year.
The 2008 budget was a skeleton.
It depended on continuing resolutions that the Dem-Majority-controlled-government took and ran with.
And they haven't pulled their heads out of their ass and passed a fucking budget since.
Take that up with the Cato Institute!!!!
Dont Blame Obama for Bushs 2009 Deficit
You know how Cato is such a democrat rag................
Too funny you do not even read the whole articles you post
...though Obama actually deserves a small share of the blame for Bushs last deficit since earlier this year he pushed through both an omnibus spending bill and the so-called stimulus bill that increased FY2009 spending
Of course, you do know that since Papa Obama signed for 2009 budget in March
he had control on the outcome with both Houses being Democrat
The prior post point is still valid
Also from your article
It should go without saying that this post is not an argument for Obamas fiscal policy. The current President promised change, but he is continuing the wasteful and profligate policies of his big-spending predecessor. That is where critics should be focusing their attention.
So sure Bush sucked
Papa Obama sucks more
thanks for article
"In addition to being theoretically misguided, critics sometimes blame Obama for things that are not his fault. Listening to a talk radio program yesterday, the host asserted that Obama tripled the budget deficit in his first year. "
"But there is one rather important detail that makes a big difference. The chart is based on the assumption that the current administration should be blamed for the 2009 fiscal year. While this makes sense to a casual observer, it is largely untrue. The 2009 fiscal year began October 1, 2008, nearly four months before Obama took office.The budget for the entire fiscal year was largely set in place while Bush was in the White House. "