RNC chairman blames debt on 9/11

[babylonsister]

RNC chairman blames debt on 9/11
Posted November 1st, 2007 at 1:30 pm

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Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan was on CNN yesterday, explaining how confident he is that the GOP is going to do really well in next year’s election cycle. “I’ve been in 27 states so far, and I’m seeing a great enthusiasm,” Duncan said. “And after last night, my phone rang off the hook today with calls about the Democrat {sic} debate.” (Yes, the RNC is always on-message, even when it comes to bad grammar.)

Wolf Blitzer noted that Republicans are now emphasizing fiscal restraint as a party priority, and brought up some recent history to put this to the test. (via Tim Grieve)

BLITZER: Let’s talk about what some Republicans say happened during the first six, 6 1/2 years of the Bush administration, the six years when there was a Republican in the White House and the Republicans had the majority in the House and Senate.

And I’ll put some numbers up. The national debt when the president took office was $5.8 trillion, but now it’s gone up. It’s almost doubled, at least to $9 trillion. And this is money that our children and grandchildren are going to be owing to the Chinese, the Saudis, all the wealthy states out there who are taking these loans from the United States.

What happened to the fiscal conservatives that were so important to the Republican base?

DUNCAN: Wolf, I could get into a long explanation about the percentages and why we actually are bringing down the debt and over the next five years what’s going to happen, but the bottom line is what other president has faced a calamity like 9/11?

First, no one, not even the most hackish loyal Bushie in the West Wing, claims that the debt is going to come down “over the next five years.” These guys claim Bush can bring down the deficit by 2012, but until then, the enormous debt will just keep getting bigger. The chairman of the Republican National Committee apparently doesn’t know what the “debt” is. Actually, that tells us a lot about the modern GOP.

Second, 9/11? Really? Terrorist attacks six years ago added nearly $4 trillion to the national debt? That’s the RNC’s argument?

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[annabanana]

1. Oh Brother that's lame.. . . . n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. The GOP have really lost it!

[applegrove]

3. That is it. The GOP are going to run as fiscal conservatives. Best of luck with that!

[Maggie_May]

4. Well this is different?

They aren't blaming it on Bill Clinton?

[MADem]

5. '...what other president has faced a calamity like 9/11?'

Uh, those two World Wars weren't exactly a walk in the park, there. And those were handled with greater efficiency than this War Without End, Amen cash-grab that BushCo Big Business embarked upon, lo, those many years ago on a sunny September day....

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I hate to bring WW II back into this

but I guess WW II was as bad or worst than this war with no end....

These pubies never cease to amaze me

[Adsos Letter]

7. um...FDR and Pearl Harbor?

Lincoln and Fort Sumter? I can think of a couple who have faced situations AT LEAST as dangerous as 9/11...and handled them with much greater intelligence and effectiveness, I might add...

[TahitiNut]

8. Uhhh... Mr. Duncan ... then what was Reagan's excuse? Poppy Bush's?

We had a little problem called "Viet Nam" and still managed to be fiscally responsible ... so, what are YOU smoking, Mr. Duncan?

[babylonsister]

13. Hard to believe; I guess they really have no excuse. nt

[DemGa]

9. Republics are shameless liars

He knows what the debt is just like he knows it's "Democratic" party. Republic voters don't know that though; of which, he's quite aware. Just another GOP sleezball.

[DCKit]

10. Every time a Republic talking head says black, I know it's white.

Healthy Forests and all the other BS programs they've come up with are exactly the opposite.

I just had a thought about the whole "War on Terra": What if the neocons are only interested in ramping up terrorist activity so they can continue to keep us safe?

[LSK]

11. lets see, we JUST passed the 9/11 Commission recommendations this year

and we were attacked by a small gang of outlaws hiding in caves.

So explain to me again how he figures the debt is from 9/11????????

[crickets]

12. Fiscal restraint?

Republicans are now emphasizing fiscal restraint as a party priority, and brought up some recent history to put this to the test.

*blinkblink*

Wolf, I could get into a long explanation about the percentages and why we actually are bringing down the debt...but

But then you'd have to make your lies more concrete, eh?

These guys claim Bush can bring down the deficit by 2012...

Oh they do, do they?