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Rathji · 11-30-2012, 10:05 AM

I can get not wanting to blame the first 2 years of debt on Bush, as some people would like to do, but I would like to know the reasoning behind the first year not being Bush's fault. It's not like the United States budgets a month or 2 in advance, so Obama gets elected and suddenly every dollar being spent is his fault.

By the same regard, if we wanted to compare terms fairly, it would also make sense to not count the first year of Bush's first term. Of course, I really don't follow that kind of thing much, and have no idea if it would be favorable to one side of this argument or the other.

Who knows, maybe I am just naive about the whole thing.

11-30-2012, 10:05 AM	#904
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	I can get not wanting to blame the first 2 years of debt on Bush, as some people would like to do, but I would like to know the reasoning behind the first year not being Bush's fault. It's not like the United States budgets a month or 2 in advance, so Obama gets elected and suddenly every dollar being spent is his fault. By the same regard, if we wanted to compare terms fairly, it would also make sense to not count the first year of Bush's first term. Of course, I really don't follow that kind of thing much, and have no idea if it would be favorable to one side of this argument or the other. Who knows, maybe I am just naive about the whole thing. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour."