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Monday, April 6, 2009 12:00 AM

A message war the Republicans won

Reagan, Gingrich and their successors have spent 30 years convincing both Democrats and members of the media that deficits are always bad. That could spell trouble for Obama's agenda.
By Mike Madden

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  • Monday, April 6, 2009 02:26 PM

    Deficits Iacoboni? You're kidding, right???

    From Iacoboni: "Liberals such as the author, do not understand that this debt has to be paid back somehow at some point."

    Actually, we DO understand that. Just like we understand that the three top deficit-spending Presidents were REAGAN, BUSH I AND BUSH II.

    How about talking about the fact that at least Obama has the b.a.l.l.s. to add the costs of the ATM, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the cost for natural disasters INTO THE BUDGET unlike Bush II?

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