The national debt as a fraction of GDP

[Associate Justice PiT]

All that graph tells me is that Barack Obama has a responsibility to raise taxes and cut spending where it can be cut to end budget deficits and begin paying down the national debt.

Even if we're paying piddly amounts off, it's still better than constantly accruing more and more debt until the end of time, which it seems we are doing currently.

     Even if we pay off nothing at all, it is still a much better arrangement than the current one.

[Associate Justice PiT]

delightfully ironic that the party of "fiscal responsibility" has such numbers to show for itself.

That graph gives a good idea of the last time the Republican Party stood up with its rhetoric.  We've been floating on abortion for the past 30 years.

Which is really depressing. The GOP of Ford, Eisenhower and before was the perfect party for me.

     Me too. The emphasis on social fascism in the GOP today is a major part of why I left.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I wasn't basing it off of Bush, if that's what you're talking about.