The conservative movement is dead, long live the conservative movement

[scooterbug44]

Here's a great chart outlining debt to GDP per President, but also includes House and Senate control makeup.

How you like those differences now?

National debt by U.S. presidential terms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wow!

Let's hope Obama follows every other Democratic President and puts up some green numbers!

 

[Lynnie]

Wow!

Let's hope Obama follows every other Democratic President and puts up some green numbers!

I would like nothing more, however, our GDP has been very low and the President has already skewed his potential......and, the Dems are in full control. :shock: Anything can happen over the next couple of years, though. Let's wait and see.....not let's hope and change. I actually hope for a little bit of pocket change these days.

 

[scooterbug44]

I know, but maybe second term?

 

[Lynnie]

I know, but maybe second term?

Now, I'm hoping for change.
Just messing with you, scooterbug. But, I don't think he'll be re-elected.

 

[30ashopper]

Wow!

Let's hope Obama follows every other Democratic President and puts up some green numbers!

His first term numbers will likely be the worst in that whole list. It's all relative to where the debt and gdp start and end on the day they take office and the term ends.

 

[scooterbug44]

Now, I'm hoping for change.
Just messing with you, scooterbug. But, I don't think he'll be re-elected.

At this point I don't think he'll WANT to be reelected.

Seriously though - does he have any chance of hitting 15% or lower?

 

[30ashopper]

At this point I don't think he'll WANT to be reelected.

Seriously though - does he have any chance of hitting 15% or lower?

Barring a miracle, it'll be around 30%. That's based on his own budget team's projections. He should consider himself lucky, Bush took on about 10% in the last six months of his last term.

 

[Lynnie]

At this point I don't think he'll WANT to be reelected.

Seriously though - does he have any chance of hitting 15% or lower?

Barring a miracle, it'll be around 30%. That's based on his own budget team's projections. He should consider himself lucky, Bush took on about 10% in the last six months of his last term.

20% under Bush does seem tough to beat, but I guess if GDP remains low/slow to grow, a higher percentage is inevitable. There are only so many cycles remaining in his term.

 

[futurebeachbum]

At this point I don't think he'll WANT to be reelected.

Seriously though - does he have any chance of hitting 15% or lower?

Well, the real payoff for President comes afterwards. Bill Clinton made > $100,000,000.00 since he left office.

 

[Bob]

National debt at the end of Bush 43 administration 10.6 trillion.........National debt after 20 months of Obama administration 13.2 trillion

who inherited the near depression?