Obama v. Obama on the Debt ceiling

hy·poc·ri·sy

n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies

1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.

2. An act or instance of such falseness.

 

Hypocrisy is the state of promoting or administering virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually have and is also guilty of violating.^[1] Hypocrisy often involves the deception of others and thus can be considered a kind of lie

 



“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 U.S. government can’t pay its own bills. ... I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.” 



— Then-Sen. Barack Obama, floor speech in the Senate, March 16, 2006

The following are quotes from Obama's 2006 speech: 

 “It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government’s reckless fiscal policies. Over the past five years, our federal debt has increased by $3.5 trillion to $8.6 trillion. That is ‘‘trillion’’ with a ‘‘T.’’ That is money that we have borrowed from the Social Security trust fund, borrowed from China and Japan, borrowed from American taxpayers.”

 “Every dollar we pay in interest is a dollar that is not going to investment in America’s priorities. Instead, interest payments are a significant tax on all Americans — a debt tax that Washington doesn’t want to talk about. If Washington were serious about honest tax relief in this country, we would see an effort to reduce our national debt by returning to responsible fiscal policies.”

“This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, robbing our cities and states of critical investments in infrastructure like bridges, ports and levees; robbing our families and our children of critical investments in education and health-care reform; robbing our seniors of the retirement and health security they have counted on.

“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. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.” 

 




Senator Obama

Senator Obama on NOT RAISING the debt limit: 

- The buck stops with the President. 

-We have a failure of leadership.

- Washington is failing us and burdening our children

-Washington is robbing our seniors of their retirement and health care, our children of their education and our cities of infrastructure.

-Rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy

-Debt is a hidden tax on all Americans

 

-National Debt January 15th 2008:
$9.2 Trillion.

Cause:  George W. Bush.



Elect me President and.....

Hear me now Bu-lieve me later!

The following are quotes from Obama's 2013 "Raise the Debt Ceiling" speech:

 

"What I will not do is to have that negotiation with a gun at the head of the American people,"   ( Republicans want Obama to cut some spending to rein in the deficit before they agree to raise the debt limit again.)

 
"They can act responsibly, and pay America's bills or they can act irresponsibly, and put America through another economic crisis," he said. "But they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy."

"If congressional Republicans refuse to pay America's bills on time, Social Security checks and veterans' benefits will be delayed. We might not be able to pay our troops, or honor our contracts with small business owners. Food inspectors, air traffic controllers, specialists who track down loose nuclear material (my personal favorite!) wouldn't get their paychecks,"

"Even entertaining the idea of this happening, of the United States of America not paying its bills, is irresponsible. It's absurd."

 

President Obama on RAISING the Debt Limit:




President Obama

-The buck stops with Congress (specifically Republicans)

-We have a failure of responsibility in Congress.

-Congress is holding a gun to America's head

-Congress is holding America hostage and demanding spending cuts ransom.

-Congress will bear the responsibility for senior citizens, veterans and small business owners not getting their checks.

-Congress will be responsible for all food-born illnesses, airline disasters and nuclear blasts that occur as a result of not raising the debt limit.  Yes, sharks with frickin' lasers nuclear-frickin'-blasts.  Seriously.   

-National Debt January 15th 2012: 
$16.4 Trillion

Cause:  Congress.

 

If you're keeping score, when Obama was a Senator George W. Bush was responsible for everything, from bad breath to ugly babies.   We needed a new president.  A responsible one.

  Now that Obama is President and has been for 4 years, Congress is responsible for everything, from bad breath to sharks-with-frickin' lasers.

What Obama really thinks of the American People who "deserve better":

mo·ron
n. 1. A stupid person; a dolt.
 

 What Americans should think of Obama and the "debt debate" by now:

 
ox·y·mo·ron

A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.

 

or Honest Politician and Debt Ceiling. 

 

Since 1960, Congress has raised or revised the ceiling 79 times, including 49 times under Republican presidents, according to the Treasury Department. 

 

 Republicans controlled both houses of Congress and the Presidency from 1999-2007, minus an evenly split Senate 2001-2003.  Democrats controlled both houses of Congress and the Presidency from 2007-2011 minus an evenly split Senate 2007-2009.  They will control the Presidency and the Senate through at least 2015.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/15/us-usa-obama-debt-idUSBRE90D0UK20130115

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/annotating-obamas-2006-speech-against-boosting-the-debt-limit/2013/01/14/aa8cf8c4-5e9b-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html