Comments on: Voters still blame George W. Bush for nation’s economic ills

By: griff

griff — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:02:21 +0000

The debt figures I supplied are official US Treasury figures taken on the nearest day to when either the presidency or the Congress changed hands. I don’t use Wikipedia as a source. You will also notice that many of the sources found in the footnotes is the US Treasury. The only link I found to OMB was dead.

According to the US Treasury…

On January 19, 2001 our national debt was $5,727,776,738,304.64.

On January 10, 2007 our national debt was $8,673,367,073,665.76.

On January 21, 2009 our national debt was $10,625,053,544,309.79.

On Friday, July 15, 2011 our national debt was 14,342,942,873,692.85.

Maybe they were slightly different because I chose an different date of reference. I believe the numbers supplied by your link were taken at the end of the fiscal year.

By: b mcclellan

b mcclellan — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:31:18 +0000

Most are amused by the rabbit in a hat Woody.

Garden engineer’s eat canned peaches in February.

Easy on the magnesium…Llamraf

By: woody188

woody188 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:14:59 +0000

I used to try to change minds. After about a decade I gave up. People will see what they want to see. Unfortunately most of them won’t ever see the truth and they like it that way. Even in death, ignorance is bliss.

I’m spending most of days now working towards self-sufficiency and sustainability. Probably a good idea to spend less time online and more time securing a source of food and the ability to protect it.

By: Strato

Strato — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:06:55 +0000

I wonder if anyone has ever considered that we would be a lot better off if we deposited THE PEOPLE’S MONEY somewhere other than with the THIEVES at the FEDERAL RESERVE.

By: Danny Adams

Danny Adams — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:55:38 +0000

Griff–

Your numbers are a little off. Here are the debt figures according to the OMB (whose numbers are slightly different than the Treasury’s):

2001: $5.77 trillion

2008: $9.99 trillion

2010: $13.52 trillion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_national_debt

By: Strato

Strato — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:22:52 +0000

CHB has always been a place to elighten the elightened. Fools don’t read.
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By: eve

eve — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:47:46 +0000

Strato is correct.

Both sides have played the fools for the fools they are, with help (of course) from the MSM.

The voters are ignorant of the truth and they are proud of it! How dare you question what they believe and God forbid, you make them question what they believe.
They will go to great lengths to prove you wrong, regardless of what lie they need to make themselves believe in order to do so!

This is a wonderful site, however we’re not going to reach the masses who do not want to be reached.

It’s probably a good time to start watching out for those with like minds and let the others fend for themselves.

George Bush and Barak Obama? Where’s the difference?
BOTH are war presidents.
Congress and the senate are no different.
Either side will give you the same result.

By: Strato

Strato — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:41:13 +0000

When we give all of our money to the Federal Reserve and they loan it back to us and collect interest, how can we be anything but in debt? It should be the other way. The Federal Reserve should be paying us for the use of our money. They owe us bigtime.

By: griff

griff — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:31:37 +0000

They make their own. We’re special.

By: b mcclellan

b mcclellan — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:21:01 +0000

No question my purpose here stems from loneliness, islands and all.
My presence however is inexplicable.
Thanks Doug..