We need another chart to show the cost of the Iran Iraq war--which should be laid onto the Republicans.
Going back to Reagan, the Pubs have run up huge bills on the deficit. The US never repaid the money lost when Reagan dereg'd the S&L industry. I think I recall that was a 200 to 400 billion F'up. That is, if they had KEPT the S&L rules in place, it would have saved the US taxpayer that much $.
Anyone interested can look up the details about the Keating 5, John McCain being one of them, and Jim Wright. |