Quote Originally Posted by jAQUAN View Post
Wait, republicans are responsible the for the surplus during the clinton era?
The Republicans were responsible for the welfare reform bill that Clinton signed.

Considering that debts and surpluses are a product of spending vs revenues, it would seem logical to credit people drafting a bill that significantly cuts spending as being responsible for the outcome.

Quote Originally Posted by jAQUAN View Post
I suppose democrats are responsible for the medicare part D prescription drug act? You know the one that was voted on at 3 am, doormen prevented republicans who voted nay from leaving and a cell phone was passed around with Bush on the other end until it passed 2.5 hours later? The one that was never paid for and exploded the budget? You don't think the top 1% had anything to do with that?
Do you think that there is a "1% club" that involves a bunch of people working together? Or, do you think that those in the top 1% come from all kinds of unrelated industries from oil to Hollywood?

Bush didn't help in the spending area. However, Part D cost $50 billion in 2008 while the total Medicare cost was $600 billion. It was an increase. But, the budget would be "exploded" with or without Part D.