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Offline Splashdown

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AP:Obama Uses Iffy Math on Deficit Pledge
« on: September 10, 2009, 07:56:15 AM »
Et tu, AP?!?!?!?!?

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FACT CHECK: Obama uses iffy math on deficit pledge

 AP – President Barack Obama delivers a speech on healthcare to a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, Sept., …
 By CALVIN WOODWARD and ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writers Calvin Woodward And Erica Werner, Associated Press Writers – Thu Sep 10, 3:15 am ET
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama used only-in-Washington accounting Wednesday when he promised to overhaul the nation's health care system without adding "one dime" to the deficit. By conventional arithmetic, Democratic plans would drive up the deficit by billions of dollars.

The president's speech to Congress contained a variety of oversimplifications and omissions in laying out what he wants to do about health insurance.

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When even the AP is calling out your lack of honesty, maybe it's time to pack it in?
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Re: AP:Obama Uses Iffy Math on Deficit Pledge
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2009, 07:57:25 AM »
Good!! That was some tragically fuzzy math last night....
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Re: AP:Obama Uses Iffy Math on Deficit Pledge
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2009, 08:12:47 AM »
He and the dimrat congresscritters can just increase taxes to pay for all his "ideas".  See...no increase in the deficit.   :banghead:
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Re: AP:Obama Uses Iffy Math on Deficit Pledge
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2009, 08:21:40 AM »
What amazes me, if it is so easy to cut fraud and waste, save money, on medicare, why hasn't it been done before? The man is a professional liar. Obviously, TORT reform would cut a lot of expense. But with trial lawyers in his pocket, he won't even consider it.
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