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Originally Posted by ming
Authorized and appropriated by Congress based on the President's submitted budget. The President sets the tone of the budget and has veto power over any Congressional budget resolutions. When it comes to budget responsibility the President is #1.
Congress is a close #2 and was at the very least complicit but more accurately a strong force in overspending and under taxing which has led us to where we are now. There is plenty of blame to go around on both sides.
My point is regarding the MYTH of GOP fiscal responsibility that is continually perpetuated. There is no evidence to support this myth and Republicans, of all people, should be outraged at the behavior of their own party if they are intellectually honest about it.
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First your premise that the President controls the budget is inaccurate.
Second of all, if you are referring the the REPUB Congress from 2000-2006, ok. And yes I was livid that they were going along with the spending increases for the facts I previously stated.
When the R took control of Congress in '94 they were fiscally conservative. But when the Republicans tried to cut spending in 1998, Clinton shut down the government by refusing to sign the spending bill. Again, R trying to be more responsible than Clinton. Clinton won the popularity contest and the deficit started to rise again.
But more to your original point: The real myth is that somehow the DEMS are going to balance the budget once they gain control of Congress and the Presidency is laughable and in NO WAY based on ANY historical reference.