The graph that seals the deal?

[Seahawks08]

And if McCain was prez, there would be NO tea party and the dems would still have control of both the house and senate. So much for that larger budget cut. I like this game!

[Gil Dobie]

If there is nobody better than Obama, maybe he should get re-elected. I doubt McCain would have done better. The problem is the best people to govern the country don't get to the finals for each of the major parties.

If it was McCain instead:
- Wouldn’t have had Obama’s 862 billion porkulous plan.

- Wouldn’t have had massive 24% increase in discretionary, non defense/homeland security spending in the 1st 2 Obama budgets FY 09’ (that didn’t pass until Obama was in office) and FY 10’.
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-Wouldn’t have had Obamacare

-Would have had a larger budget cut that got last Spring. Remember the budget battle that almost led to a govt shutdown. Republicans had been elected on a pledge to cut discretionary non defense spending to 08’ levels, starting with a 100 million cut in the FY 11 budget that got passed over 6 months late last April. Obama and the donks dug their heels in on any cuts. They ended up cutting only 38 billion- a little over 1% of a 3.6 trillion budget.

So bottom line is would have had large budget deficts under MCain, but not 1.4-1.8 trillion. The national debt increased 4.9 billion under Bush in 8 years. Its increased 4.6 billion under Obama in 3 years. If it had been McCain in office national debt wouldn’t have exploded as fast.

-Likely wouldn’t have had a lib nominated & confirmed to the SCOTUS.

-Wouldn’t have had Dodd-Frank, at least not in its current form.

-Would have had approval of the Keystone Pipeline.

And that’s just for starters. I’m sure others could add more..

You have some good points, but the I'm not sold on McCain having a lower debt.

[Baldy]

Enter Baldy to argue that a drop from 6% growth to 5% growth is a recession.

Not at all. These people don't need me to show them how ignorant you are.

Just keep posting....

[BDKJMU]

If it was McCain instead:
- Wouldn’t have had Obama’s 862 billion porkulous plan.

- Wouldn’t have had massive 24% increase in discretionary, non defense/homeland security spending in the 1st 2 Obama budgets FY 09’ (that didn’t pass until Obama was in office) and FY 10’.
http://www.cagw.org/newsroom/waste-watc ... ional.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

-Wouldn’t have had Obamacare

-Would have had a larger budget cut that got last Spring. Remember the budget battle that almost led to a govt shutdown. Republicans had been elected on a pledge to cut discretionary non defense spending to 08’ levels, starting with a 100 million cut in the FY 11 budget that got passed over 6 months late last April. Obama and the donks dug their heels in on any cuts. They ended up cutting only 38 billion- a little over 1% of a 3.6 trillion budget.

So bottom line is would have had large budget deficts under MCain, but not 1.4-1.8 trillion. The national debt increased 4.9 billion under Bush in 8 years. Its increased 4.6 billion under Obama in 3 years. If it had been McCain in office national debt wouldn’t have exploded as fast.

-Likely wouldn’t have had a lib nominated & confirmed to the SCOTUS.

-Wouldn’t have had Dodd-Frank, at least not in its current form.

-Would have had approval of the Keystone Pipeline.

And that’s just for starters. I’m sure others could add more..

You have some good points, but the I'm not sold on McCain having a lower debt.

I don't think McCain could have been as fiscally irresponsible as Barry.