Why did the Republican controlled Congress/White House run massive $300 BILLIOIN deficits EVERY year?

Despite being a conservative, I know that many republicans in congress are hypocrites. However, the democrats are much worse when it comes to overspending. Guess it's a lose-lose situation no matter who you vote for.

Look at the Cons who try to change the subject saying things like Obama spent more. Then have the nerve to accuse liberals of doing the very same thing. News Flash Cons!

The reason you don't vote Democrat is because you don't like the spending. Yet when the one YOU voted in runs up huge deficits, you justify it instead of being outraged by it. Stop with the US vs THEM mentality.

You didn't vote for Obama to begin with so why are you so shocked and surprised when he spends? But YOU did vote for Bush so where is your outrage. This is why the GOP fell from power.

The hypocrisy. It isn't the Democrats fault that they were voted in and the GOP was voted out.

Medicare and Medicaid along with social security benefits alone put the gov't in a deficit each year, however the administration should be blamed for record expenses in defense and most importantly the mishandling of New Orleans in denying aid from many countries while footing the bill.

That is not a fair comparison because in 2002 George W had a record surplus to begin with. Also, George W did not receive an economy in such bad shape that just before he turned over the white house to Obama, his treasurer told congress approve this $800,000,000,000 in spending or we won't have a banking industry in two weeks. What gets me mad is that we Democrats did what was needed to keep the economy alive long enough to make it heal on its own and the Republicans blame us for this.

What the Republicans say we should do would be exactly what caused the great depression from a stock market collapse in 1929. This according to Republican Ben Bernankees PHD thesis. And now that the Democrats did what was needed, the Republicans throw stones.

PS, I noticed you left out 2008. That was George W's time. List it.

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