1) Look up how often the debt ceiling was raised under Bush. Every year but 2001. SILENCE FROM THE RIGHT.
2) Here is the earmark spending numbers under Bush ... and Obama ...
2001, GOP congress, 18.5B in earmarks ... no tea parties.
2002, GOP congress, 20.1B in earmarks ... no tea parties.
2003, GOP congress, 22.5B in earmarks ... no tea parties.
2004, GOP congress, 22.9B in earmarks ... no tea parties.
2005, GOP congress, 27.3B in earmarks ... no tea parties.
2006, GOP congress, 29.0B in earmarks ... no tea parties.
2007, DEM congress, 13.2B in earmarks ... right wing screams
2008, DEM congress, 17.2B in earmarks ... right wing screams
2009, DEM congress, 19.6B in earmarks ... right wing holds Tea parties.
2010, DEM congress, 10.2B in earmarks ... the right wing will continue to scream, roll on the floor like angry toddlers, and pretend to care about earmark spending .... even though 10.2B is less in earmarks than every year since 1995.
Interestingly ... for the 4 years of data for the Dems, each year has less in earmark dollars then EVERY YEAR that the GOP held the Congress and the white House.
The far right's mock indignation is hilarious.
Data Source ...
http://councilfor.cagw.org/site/PageServer?pagen ame=reports_porkbarrelreport