Quote Originally Posted by Zenrax View Post
Wait, you think that the economy is the Democrat's fault? 7 out of the 8 largest expenditures per year were in the last 7 years of Bush's presidencies. (The other one was in his father's term in office.) These record deficits were caused by Bush's failed policies and the war he started to secure Middle East oil supplies. The Democrats only gained a majority in the 2008 election year. If you're going to twist the facts in your party's favor, at least don't be TOO overt about it.
This problem was not caused by Bush, or the war. To put forth that it was indicates a rather simplistic understanding of economics.

That being said, while the Establishment Party (with its Democratic and Republican wings) bears the blame for this, I would argue that the Dem wing bears a bit more.