Ron Paul For President in 2008

[N-Syte]

@Final-Fan

Did you win? What are you talking about? You didn’t even respond to my post! If it were so important for you to “win” I would have thought you’d pay closer attention. Maybe I could throw in the towel and do my part for the nation’s supposed self-esteem problem? Seriously though, if this is what you do as a form of intellectual exercise, it’s akin to an obese woman power-walking with a Twinkie in one hand and a diet coke in the other (spandex and all!) But I’ll give you credit; you have a natural ability to give yourself “atta boys” all along the way.

As far as my being sarcastic? Sure I was. I thought it an appropriate level to respond to your infantile outbursts. Your WhiteHouse/NationalDebt correlation was a cheap shot (never mind intellectually dishonest). As if the White House has the sole responsibility for determining government spending. Sure the White House must finally approve any budget, but it is the Congress that must first craft and present it. If you want to argue that the responsibility is shared, then do so. But if one branch were more responsible than the other it would be the Congress not the White House.

I really didn’t see the need to put together the chart. My only desire was to point out an example of your tendency to cherry pick. Which perhaps just reiterates your desire to “win” rather than be correct? Throw as much against the wall as you can and hope something sticks?

But if I was to go through the bother of putting the table together by my “own damn self”, it would look something like this:

Year – Party – Debt Chg (Adj for Inflation)
1930 R…….9 1950 D….-27 1970 D….-15 1990 D…-353
1931 R…...-7 1951 D…...49 1971 D...-118 1991 D…-412
1932 R….-41 1952 D….-12 1972 D…-117 1992 D…-432
1933 R….-42 1953 D…..-51 1973 D….-70 1993 D…-368
1934 D….-56 1954 R…..-10 1974 D….-26 1994 D…-285
1935 D….-43 1955 R…..-23 1975 D...-206 1995 D…-224
1936 D….-65 1956 D……30 1976 D...-270 1996 R…-143
1937 D….-32 1957 D…...25 1977 D…-185 1997 R…..-28
1938 D…...-1 1958 D…..-20 1978 D…-189 1998 R……88
1939 D….-42 1959 D…..-92 1979 D…-117 1999 R….157
1940 D….-43 1960 D…….2 1980 D…-187 2000 R…..286
1941 D….-70 1961 D…..-23 1981 D…-281 2001 R…..151
1942 D...-262 1962 D…..-49 1982 N…-276 2002 N…-182
1943 D…-658 1963 D….-33 1983 N…-435 2003 N…-428
1944 D…-564 1964 D….-40 1984 N…-372 2004 R…-456
1945 D…-551 1965 D……-9 1985 N…-411 2005 R…-340
1946 D…-170 1966 D….-24 1985 N…-420 2006 R…-257
1947 D……37 1967 D….-54 1987 N…-275 2007 R…-163
1948 R…..102 1968 D…-151 1988 D…-274
1949 R……..5 1969 D……18 1989 D…-256

So no, I don’t see your correlation. The R’s ran surpluses 40% of the time, the D’s 8%. D’s ran up the deficit by about 4x as much. However, if you would like to focus on the last 7 years, I’ll bite, for there is a lesson that can be drawn. When Republicans do become spend thrifts, there is no one to put up any challenge to them. To the contrary, Dems are like drug pushers gladly welcoming a junkie to another fix. Unfortunately the Republicans were weak and deservedly lost their power.

Now, if you must, go back and respond to my post from 12/24 8:45 for another shot at your “win.”