Sophiestications: March 2008

Monday, March 3, 2008

I cannot stress this enough: I do not equate Islamism with Islam. I do not use the terms interchangeably. To me, Islamism represents radical Islam, jihad, death, destruction, chaos, and man-made apocalypse.

Bush v. Obama Debt Comps

Debt on 01.19.09: $10,628,881,485,510.23

Debt on 01.20.01: $5,727,776,738,304.64

= An increase of $4,901,104,747,205.59

Debt 12.16.11:

$15,099,497,460,357.58

Debt 01.20.09:

$10,626,877,048,913.08

= An increase of $4,472,620,411,444.50

Bush in office 2921 days.

Deficit spent per day: $1,677,885,911.40

Obama in office 1060 days (through 12.16.11).

Deficit spends per day: $4,225,045,385.99.

Public debt on 01.20.09:

$6,307,310,739,681.66

Public debt on 12.16.11:

$10,438,212,605,541.41

Increased public debt by by $4,130,901,865,859.75 in 1,060 days.

Obama increased the debt held by the public by 65.49% - SIXTY-FIVE POINT FORTY-NINE PERCENT- in 1,060 days.

A word of advice: "Reagan did it first!" or "Bush did it, too!" is not a denial. It is a CONFESSION.

PS: There was NO FY2009 budget signed into law by Bush. He signed a CR into law on 30 September 2008. It expired on 6 March 2009. On 11 March 2009, President Obama signed a FY2009 budget into law. Furthermore, Bush is not responsible for the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Stimulus Act of 2009, the Defence Supplemental of 06.09 loaded with pork, Cash-for-Clunkers, Cash-for-Caulkers, Unemployment Insurance extensions, Making Home Affordable, a massive $680 billion defence bill in September - once again laden with pork, etc.