President Awful as a senator, when he had the hated Bush to rail against:
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America ‘s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America ‘s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, “the buck stops here”. Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better“. –U.S. Senator Barack H. Obama, March 16, 2006
Half a man, he. A stick figure.
Blithe Spirit 
Reblogged this on Chicago Newspapers.
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I have my lawyer son checking the resolution just passed by Congress because I fear that now we will have limited debate, no amendments to future CRs, and the requests by Obama will be automatic unless disapproved by both houses of Congress (with veto-proof majorities since he would veto any disapproval) I hope I read this wrong. Check out this link to the 35-page bill (if you can translate the legalese). I hope your Jesuit education is up to the task of desciphering it:
http://www.politico.com/story/
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This seems to answer my concerns:
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/10/17/did-the-deal-allow-the-president-to-set-the-debt-limit-from-now-on/
WHEW!
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