Lets take trip down memory lane. From 2001- 2006 the Republican Party controlled both HOUSES of Congress. During that time they passed numerous spending bills with added pet projects. My question is how man of these spending bills did George W. Bush veto? The answer is zero not one spending bill did he reject.Mr. Bush made case for war in Iraq with attempt to tie 9-11 to to Iraq as result of his efforts we paying for cost of war to tune of trillions of dollars.During the Bush years little or regulation of the banking industry or attempts to deal with pending crisis was under taken by the administration.The usual answer to solve the fiscal crisis in DC is the old Republican tune cut taxes that is cut taxes on the rich and it will trickle down and aid the economy did not work under Harding, Coolidge, Hoover and Reagan. Or the famous phrase of Bush 1, "read my lips no new taxes."