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“So let me start the discussion of government spending by setting the record straight. At the beginning of the last decade, America had a budget surplus of over $200 billion. By the time I took office, we had a one year deficit of over $1 trillion and projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade. Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program. On top of that, the effects of the recession put a $3 trillion hole in our budget. That was before I walked in the door.”

The below image is of McCain mouthing ‘Blame Bush’

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What was not in the transcript was after Obama read that paragraph, and hearing groans from the Republicants he says “Hey, just statin’ the facts.”

And don’t know how I caught this last night, but this screenshot of Thune was fantastic,

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“Hey, Sebelius, after this whole masquerade is over with, wanna join me for a late night bible study at the ‘C’ Street house, I make a helluva cheeseburger, you can credit it to all of my experience flipping burgers at the Star Cafe in Murdo, SD, you know, the small South Dakota town that I claim I still live in.”

3 Thoughts on “Best line of the SOTU address

  1. Costner on January 28, 2010 at 11:47 am said:

    Why is it that those on the far right are so afraid of someone stating the simple facts? What Obama said was true – there was a point where we had a surplus of $200B. However when he said that – did McCain mouth the words “blame in on Clinton”?

    No…he didn’t.

    Then when Obama stated when he took office we had over a $1T budget deficit, was he specifically blaming Bush? No – because Congress, as well as the President, are responsible for spending. Did McCain mouth the words “blame in on Congress”?

    No…he didn’t.

    In fact, Obama never invoked Bush’s name nor did he make a reference to his predecessor or the previous administration. In fact he even went so far as to place blame upon “the effects of the recession” without getting into a debate about who or what caused that recession.

    So should he just keep his mouth shut because people will chastise him for attempting to blame Bush? I guess Obama said it best when he said “just statin’ the facts”, but why is there this reluctance to hold people accountable?

    Frankly Obama is partly to blame for the mess because he was part of the Senate who were involved in much of that spending – so I’d say he went a litle far with “that was before I walked in the door”, but I think his basic premise is accurate. Those on the right continue to attempt to blame Obama for the economy and for rising unemployment, but those very same people don’t seem to be willing to acknowledge what led us down this path. If they continue to ignore the actions that brought us to our present state, why should I trust that they won’t do the exact same thing again if/when they return to power? I’m just not convinced they have learned their lesson, and they don’t seem too happy to acknowledge the history that would be responsible for teaching them.

    Frankly I think the GOP should just be happy a Democrat won the election, because if a Republican had to inherit the mess Obama did they would have nobody to point the finger at. Just ask Bush Sr. how much fun it is to follow a spend-happy President and see what his response might be.

  2. Oh, they would blame Clinton just like they blamed him for 9/11.

  3. Obama:

    “Most of this was the result of not paying for two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program.”

    Those groans were from that little bit of throw up that hit the back of the throats of anyone how had been there for Sen. Obama’s voting record. Here’s a taste:

    Voted NO on paying down federal debt by rating programs’ effectiveness. (Mar 2007)

    Voted NO on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)

    Would have voted no to authorize the President to go to war. (Jul 2004)

    Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)

    Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)

    Preserve access to Medicaid & SCHIP during economic downturn. (Apr 2008)

    Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)

    Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)

    Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)

    Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)

    Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)

    Rated 100% by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation. (Dec 2006)

    http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Barack_Obama.htm#Health_Care

    What was more outrageous and unprecedented was his bashing of the SCOTUS, and Ailito in particular, who Obama also voted against. He came off as petty, vindictive and definately partisan.

    BTW, did anyone else besides Chris Matthews forget he was black for about an hour?

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100128/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_matthews_obama

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