# Bush to run a deficit for his entire time in office

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 29, 2001, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-to-run-a-deficit-for-his-entire-time-in-office/95891 "2001-11-29T07:50:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Barking\_Spider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@Barking\_Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Spider)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-to-run-a-deficit-for-his-entire-time-in-office/95891/21 "2001-11-30T23:51:38Z")

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Since some people are being partisan here, I guess its O.K. for me to note the fact that the country slipped into recession in March, about the same time the Democrats siezed control of the Senate.  
Of course, Democrat controlled Congress ran deficits for decades. It was’nt until Republicans were voted in in 1994 that budgets started to be balanced.  
Therefore, it seems to me that if you want to balance the budget, you need to have a Republican Congress.

And hell, I aint even a damn Republican.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-to-run-a-deficit-for-his-entire-time-in-office/95891/22 "2001-12-01T01:38:00Z")

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Don’t blame me; I voted with the majority.

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**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-to-run-a-deficit-for-his-entire-time-in-office/95891/23 "2001-12-01T12:43:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Barking Spider \*  
> Since some people are being partisan here, I guess its O.K. for me to note the fact that the country slipped into recession in March, about the same time the Democrats siezed control of the Senate.  
> Of course, Democrat controlled Congress ran deficits for decades. It was’nt until Republicans were voted in in 1994 that budgets started to be balanced.  
> Therefore, it seems to me that if you want to balance the budget, you need to have a Republican Congress.

Can we say “_post hoc, ergo prompter hoc_” ?

[sub]Lordy, I _hope_ I’ve remembered the Latin correctly.[/sub]

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