First and foremost, both the Republicans and Democrats got us into this mess. But unlike the Democrats, I like many conservatives will include many/most of the so called “conservatives” of the 1990′s through 2006 as part of the current problem of out of control deficit/spending…… This is a warning, even more so to the “new” Republicans being voted into office, we will NOT wait until 2012 for action. We WILL vote you out if you do not start immediate change in our fiscal policy.

First off, this claim shows a tremendous lack of knowledge about how our Government functions.  Here’s a hint (well, more like a 2×4 upside the head): the President does NOT write the budget; the House does. Then the House sends the budget to the Senate for amending and its own vote. Then back for conference and a full vote by the Congress. THEN it goes to the President.

The red squares indicate when the GOP was in control of the House and the Senate. The blue squares indicate when the Democrats were in control of the House and the Senate. The purple squares indicate when the GOP controlled the House, the Democrats controlled the Senate.

Anything striking jump out at you? For both Democrat (Clinton and Obama) and Republican (Bush) Presidents, we see that when the Congress was controlled by the GOP – both houses – the budget deficits FELL.

And when either – or both – houses of Congress were controlled by the Democrats, the deficits rose.

The data’s pretty clear; if we want fiscal conservatism, then the GOP – the more Conservative party – MUST recapture the Congress – BOTH houses. Getting one, or the White House is not enough. Leaving the Democrats in control of either chamber of Congress will not solve the problem; only a Conservatve takeover of Congress can reverse the debts we’re accumulating.

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