Any regrets, worries?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by buckman

are there any Obama voters out there that are starting to realize that this has the potential to be the biggest mistake this country has ever seen?

Nope. Not at all.

People are welcome to complain about his "spending." My position is that his spending is no worse than the nitwit that just left office - quite likely, significantly more responsible. The only difference is that he's open with the motivations behind all his spending choices.

Here is a glimpse of the US Budget Deficit through the last 5 Presidents. Seems quite easy to tell who the real "big spenders" are that choose to "end the American Dream."

[spence]

Well, just because Bush did it doesn't make it right, but I don't think anyone expected Obama to tighten the belt if elected.

All things considered, Obama's first year bender looks to be less than Bush when you take into account the Medicade entitlement, 2 trillion dollar Iraq war and extra tax cuts that even John McCain said we couldn't afford.

In a nutshell, I think the National Debt is a big issue (Medicare being a bigger one)...but this is pretty much a non-partisan issue. The notion that Republicans are more fiscally conservative is a myth.

-spence

[justplugit]

JD, that is from 06, where would Obama's first 5 weeks be on that chart?

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by justplugit

JD, that is from 06, where would Obama's first 5 weeks be on that chart?

No where, because technically, the current national debt won't be directly effected by his plan for another few months.

justplugit, I'll give you this, if in 4 years the national debt is not better than Bush did in his last term ($-260 Billion), then I owe you a steak.

I plan on still being active here and if Obama does not do better, I expect you to hold me to my word (because I'll definitely forget).

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

I plan on still being active here and if Obama does not do better, I expect you to hold me to my word (because I'll definitely forget).

LOL with me pushing 70, i'll have a better chance of forgetting then you.

It will be interesting to see what the first quarter will show.