"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds." Samuel Adams

Monday, November 5, 2012

Opposition to raising debt limit


"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. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to raise America's debt limit."

Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006

Correctly Attributed
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/debtlimit.asp

 

3 comments:

Tom said...

That's old news.

Dave said...

"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." Matthew 12:37

Tom said...

Politics my bro, simply politics