Comments on: Um, About that “Inherited” Budget Deficit… http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2009/05/14/um-about-that-%e2%80%9cinherited%e2%80%9d-budget-deficit/ HoosierAccess.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:37:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joel Harris http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2009/05/14/um-about-that-%e2%80%9cinherited%e2%80%9d-budget-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-11053 Joel Harris Mon, 18 May 2009 16:34:21 +0000 http://hoosieraccess.com/?p=3937#comment-11053 I first commented on this back in February: http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2009/02/25/the-last-bush-budgetthe-last-bush-budget/ While typically the 2009 budget should be Bush's, the reality is that it was not. In addition much of the "stimulus" aka budget busting, inflationary spending bills came after President Bush was out of office. The Congress has used this timing issue to make amazing spending increases and blame it on Bush. But we have to point out that it is President Obama's signature on these spending bills. I first commented on this back in February:

http://hoosieraccess.com/blog/2009/02/25/the-last-bush-budgetthe-last-bush-budget/

While typically the 2009 budget should be Bush’s, the reality is that it was not. In addition much of the “stimulus” aka budget busting, inflationary spending bills came after President Bush was out of office. The Congress has used this timing issue to make amazing spending increases and blame it on Bush. But we have to point out that it is President Obama’s signature on these spending bills.

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