1981-1987 had Republican Senate majorities (+11.3, +8.9)
1988-1996 had Democratic majorities in both chambers (+14.0, -1.2)
1996-2006 had Republican majorities in one or both chambers (-8.5, +6.3)
2006-2009 had Democratic majorities in both chambers (+20.5)
I would hardly raise that as a banner of GOP frugality, not that it's a very meaningful measure anyway. For example, I'd assume a decent portion of that +20.5 comes from the drop in GDP following the 2008 market crash combined with the TARP and automotive bailouts (which have been largely repaid since).
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Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
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Just saying the GOP does it as much as the Dems doesn't make it so. And for the record the Dems do it 10 times as much as the GOP.
Just saying the DNC does it as much as the Pubs doesn't make it so. And for the record the Pubs do it 10 times as much as the DNC.
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True but it sure beats the h*ll out of the Dems in the fiscal responsibility category.
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I would hardly raise that as a banner of GOP frugality,
True but it sure beats the h*ll out of the Dems in the fiscal responsibility category.
In light of the GOP presidents who could have vetoed the legislation, who certainly ran on a platform of controlling spending, but didn't... does it?
No. It doesn't.
No. It doesn't.
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