The Quote Of The Century

Common Sense Commentary:   Almost exactly seven years ago, now President Obama, stood and made the following critical comments concerning the politicians who preceded him in National office.  He was primarily blaming the then Republican President for the problem, but Democrats were in control of the Congress... and spending. The fact is that both houses of Congress and all recent Presidents were to blame, but more especially the most Liberal and Socialistic party which did most of the spending ...his own party.  In the last four years, President Obama has far more than doubled the National debt he inherited, which took a hundred years to reach. His words of condemnation are so ironic, considering the mammoth debt he has since added, as to be "The wash pot calling the tea kettle black". This could the quote of the century. RB

"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America 's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America 's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."

~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006