Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny As our President keeps on a smiling... The Examiner reports. A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that President Obama’s economic stimulus program helped nearly double U.S. debt. The 2011 Long-Term Budget Outlook, released Wednesday morning, reports that the “the combination of automatic budgetary responses” and Obama’s stimulus “had a profound impact on the federal budget.” According to CBO projections, before Obama’s stimulus became law, federal debt equaled 36 percent of GDP and was projected to decline slightly over the next few years. Instead, thanks in large part to the stimulus, debt reached 62 percent of GDP by 2010. Other lowlights from the report include: Debt will reach 70 percent of GDP by the end of this year – the highest percentage since World War II. Spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will reach 15 percent of GDP by...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservative h/t: Cubachi Rand Paul is right, irrespective of the War Powers Act. What I find so glaring is the hypocrisy of the President. Note closely his statements when he was the candidates and his actions now that he is the President. Altruistic, unconstitutional, and dangerous. A specter of future imperial presidencies? You all decide. To me Rand Paul is sounding a whole lot more Presidential that the President himself. Discussions @ Memeorandum