Suzie, is that the Psychiatric Ward at Bellvue? And Kimo, isn't that cerebral Chemo on a vaporized brain? How much will you bet, "Suzie," $10,000? Jason, you apparently know about things "black" -- you heart (if you have one) is, isn't it?////// Now for a reality check. First, what did Bush spend the money for and why and what did Obama spend the money for and why? Fact #1: Bush spent about a TRILLION DOLLARS on a drug prescription benefit ... in the middle of a war ... a war of CHOICE...that we didn't need to fight ... that was being fought with borrowed money ... and the REPUBLICANS in Congress simultaneously passed a law FORBIDDING the government to negotiate with Big Pharma for lower prices. It won him favor with multibillion-dollar drug corporation, senior votes, and a 2nd term -- but look at where we are now. Fact #2: this is the only war in American history where taxes were NOT raised to help pay for it. Here republican ideology trumped reason...again. Fact #3: If we had NOT attacked Iraq and had concentrated our actions in Afghanistan, we may have been able to pacify the country and leave long before now, but with our military bogged down in Iraq, we could control NEITHER situation, but just bleed lives and money in both. Fact #4: The costs of the war in Iraq are continuing to mount and the price tag is being added to Obama deficit, not to mention the tens of thousands of troops who have been injured, many of whom have and will continue to undergo surgeries and extensive, expensive medical treatment for the rest of their lives...not to mention all the PTSD cases, the criminal cases, the joblessness and the like; these all go onto the Obama tab. Fact #5: Not only did Bush do the above, but after he left REPUBLICANS also ran up TRILLIONS of dollars of debt by extending TAX CUTS TO RICH individuals and corporations while gutting education and other programs for not only the poor, but the middleclass, while refusing to eliminate corporate welfare. ! Much of this is also beiong added to the Obama debt. Fact #6: Bush and Congressional Republi-CONS have done INCALCULABLE damage to America's image and economy. They CREATE crises that damage the economy and the hopes of America. The debt ceiling fiasco, the oil pipeline boondoggle, the abortion/contraception debate are but a few. Their answer to unemployment is to lay off more people -- and the corporations that they give the most money to are the corporations that have made the biggest profits and they're the ones laying off the most workers (Like Koch industries). Their answer to the debt is to ADD to the debt by giving MORE money to corporations and the wealthy. Fact # 7: What has Obama spent money for and where has the money gone -- and how has he saved money? First, he ENDED THE WAR IN IRAQ, which will save trillions more in debt, ease tensions related to America's occupation and force Iraqis to decide the fate of their country. The president has spent money DOMESTICALLY to add jobs, to provide a safety net for the middle class and to bolster industries that are critical to getting the economy moving -- a VERY LARGE part of which was given back to states to ease the burden of the middle class, but has often been used to balance state budgets. It's almost 5 AM, and sensible people need to sleep at least a little, but I'LL BE BACK to continue this. Cheers!