GOP pledge reduces deficit less than Obama's budget

[Pirate Smile]

GOP pledge reduces deficit less than Obama's budget

by Meteor Blades
Fri Oct 01, 2010 at 06:17:18 AM PDT

"We offer a plan to stop out-of-control spending and reduce the size of the government."
--GOP's Pledge to America

Ezra Klein's one-chart response:



Methodology here.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/10/1/906685/-GOP-pledge-reduces-deficit-less-than-Obamas-budget

[Kdillard]

1. As always the GOP is full of crap. They have never

kept the budget under control. Fiscal responsiblity is an illusion that they sell not actually practice.

[Enthusiast]

2. This comes as no surprise to me.

The GOP is generally wrong about every single issue.

[ZombieHorde]

3. Bullshit, the Republicans will overspend when they invade Iran. nt

[LiberalFighter]

4. I added this to our local party's website

[AtomicKitten]

5. The GOP will continue to use the deficit as a cudgel if allowed to get away with their hypocrisy. nt

[Festivito]

6. Rs said they'd bring the deficit down faster than Clinton, then, Rs increased the deficit.

But, history wouldn't repeat itself as long as people remember things.

... :-( ... :o oh, crap.

[ProSense]

7. The chart also doesn't

show that the Republicans' plan to cut the deficit is to cut all types of social spending. The President's plan manages to keep spending in place while lowering the deficit.