In response to:
2000 DEBT $5 Trillion
2007 (Pelosi Reid) DEBT $9 Trillion
2012 (Obozo, Pelosi, Reid) $17 Trillion
There is NO defense, Liberal/Communists, are spending like Zimbabwe. It will take a wheelbarrow full of money to buy a loaf of bread.
When Congress returns to session after a recess, House Republicans will take aim at deficit reduction - much to the chagrin of Democrats.
Republican leaders are planning to bring up a $260 billion measure to slash the budget gap and replace across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect in 2013.The bill, known as a “reconciliation” proposal, is the product of six House committees and will be combined into one piece of legislation by the House Budget Committee. Democrats have already panned it as an extension of the House GOP proposal that “reflects the wrong priorities”...
Don't you remember...Bush VETOED each and every outrageous spending bill that came across his desk!