Have you changed your opinion of George W Bush??

[zeitgeist]

Agreed.  This had been brewing for awhile, but the (D)emented take over of Congress and then the economic crash lit the fuse.  When Santelli ran that epic rant....*boom*.  Tea Partiers know the underlying causes of the crash and Bush tried to sound the alarm on a few different things, of course falling on deaf (R) ears and ridicule from the (D)emented Marxists. 

Idi Obinga just happened to be there when the TP began to coalesce.

I still remember the Dem's talking down the economy under Bush.  They get all the 'taint from Up_Chuck Schumer, Barney I Wannabe Frank with you, Chris Anzio's friend Dodd, on just the short list.  Here is an interesting post I ran across on a forum I can no longer remember but still "FreddyBear2" bears repeating here.

LOL. The democrats ran Congress from Jan 2007 to Jan 2011. Comparing the debt numbers by Congress. Public Debt increased by more than 100% during the Pelosi-Reid Congress of 2007-2011 spanning two presidents from $4.8 tril to $9.8 tril. The democrats took only 4 years to more than double the debt. Under 12 years of Republican Congress, 1995-2006 debt held by public increased 33% from $3.4 tril to $4.8 tril in 12 years. Article 1 Section 7, of the US Constitution states that Revenue bills must be originated in the House. Congress is responsible for debt.

Fact 1: End 1994, $3,433,065 mil Debt held by public at start of Republican Congress.
Fact 2: End 2006, $4,828,972 mil Debt held by public at start of Democrat ... Congress.
Fact 3: End 2010, $9,881,895 mil Debt held by public at end of Pelosi-Reid Democrat Congress.

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy10/hist.html

Budget of United States of America, Office of the President. Source table 7.1

FreddieBear2 1 day ago+19 Votes 
Request sentMight as well look at the job creation record of the Republican Congress Jan 1995 to Jan 2007. Since I have the Bureau of Labor stats handy might as well post 'em.

Fact 1: Jan 1995 124,663,000 employed
Fact 2: Jan 2007 146,033,000 employed

Darn those pesky facts 22 million jobs created under the Republican Congress.


FreddieBear2 1 day ago+18 Votes 
Request sentMore facts. Since the democrats have ruled Congress, Jan 2007, 6.4 million jobs have been lost.

Fact 1: Jan 2007 146,033,000 employed Democrats seize Congress
Fact 2: Feb 2009 141,687,000 employed Stimulus passed
Fact 3: Jan 2011 139,323,000 employed

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?ln


FreddieBear2 1 day ago+12 Votes 
Request sentFrom 1995-2006 republican Congress increased spending by 4.7% a year. The Democrat Congress increased spending by 7.8% per year from 2007-2011. The Democrat congress increased spending over the Republican Congress by 64%.

Fact 1: 1995 $ 1,515,884, Tril Federal spending
Fact 2: 2007 $ 2,655,435, Tril Federal spending
Fact 3: 2011 $ 3,603,061 Tril Federal spending

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy10/hist.html
Budget of United States of America, Office of the President. Source table 1.1


FreddieBear2 1 day ago+12 Votes 
Request sentDeficit facts. Deficits since democrats seized Congress in Jan 2007.

Fact 1: 2008 $458,555 mil
Fact 2: 2009 $1,841,188 mil
Fact 3: 2010 $1,258,431 ml
Fact 4: 2011 $1,299,595 mil
Fact 5: 2112 $1,326,948 mil

Last Republican deficit , Fiscal year end Sept 30. 2007 $160,701 mil. The democrats have expanded the budget deficit $1.3 trillion from $160 billion. And the Senate has yet to pass a budget in 3 years.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals Table 1.1

[Dori]

Setting the Record Straight: Six Years of Unheeded Warnings for GSE Reform 

Over the past six years, the President and his Administration have not only warned of the systemic consequences of failure to reform GSEs but also put forward thoughtful plans to reduce the risk that either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac would encounter such difficulties.  In fact, it was Congress that flatly rejected President Bush's call more than five years ago to reform the GSEs.  Over the years, the President's repeated attempts to reform the supervision of these entities were thwarted by the legislative maneuvering of those who emphatically denied there were problems with the GSEs.

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/10/20081009-10.html