Also the TARP money and debt is because of the failures of the Bush administration, not Obama's fault.
The debt bomb fuse was lit while G. W Bush and Barack Obama were chasing broads in College! Look at the historical figures for Christ's sake and when you get done doing that take note of the increases in the last 10 year under Busbama.
Between the two of them they have driven the country to the brink financially. You just like Obama better because he's Big Labor's Butt Buddy.
The both of them aren't worth a pinch of shite in a manure pile. They are both Globalists and both have continued the global Imperialism and Interventionism that makes some folks want to blow us up. Hell thank God Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize! I shudder to think how many wars he's have us in. All without the consent of Congress.
Just do we clear up any misconceptions, let's take a look at the debt starting with Mr Bush
GDP ration for 2000 - 56.56% of GDP
GDP ration for 2004 - 61.97% of GDP
GDP ration for 2008 - 69.15% of GDP
GDP ration for 2009 - 84.11% of GDP
GDP ration for 2010 - 93.25% of GDP
In 8 years under Bush the ratio grew 12.59% or roughly 1.5% per year for EIGHT YEARS
In 2 full years under Obama the ratio grew to 93.25% or 24.10% or 12.05% per year under Obama.
Do the math folks! 2011 is projected ar 103%. No matter who started this debacle it's unsustainable in it current form. Even at the height of the war in Viet Nam we had a ratio under 50%. You think the cut backs suck now? Wait 5 years and they're going to suck 3 times as bad.
Who's going to fix it?
Obama has neither the balls nor the brains
Trump has the balls and the brains but not enough political savvy to pull it off.
Palin has the balls but lacks everything else
That leaves us with Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Michele Bachman, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and my guy Ron Paul. None of whom IMO will see the White House unless they sign up for the tour.
The two guys that could do it aren't available. Bill Clinton can't run again and Ron Reagan is very dead at the moment.
The only one who has any demonstrated leadership skills is Trump and if by some miracle he gets elected he's going to find out that leading a nation is not like running your own company in about 30 seconds.
Really who is out there that can reign in runaway spending, make the cuts required, revise the tax code to be more fair and generate a few more dollars? Who has the skills to pull that rabbit out of their hat while talking through their ass to get elected??