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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.”