There is a difference between what a President "inherits" and what he is 100% responsible for.

My post was directed at DK's assertion that every bit of the budget is his doing. That is patently absurd.

The new stuff is, and it's a big deal, and I agree that it's very scary. But there is a lot of old pork in there too, that if you want to get anything done, you just have to accept. Unfortunately, that's the way our government works, has always worked, and as good a man as he might or might not be, he isn't going to change that in any significant way.

Just curious, when GW started his war, and told us it was going to cost 250 billion, were any of you hollering that our taxes should go up to pay for it?

Or were you just figuring that deficit spending is ok, as long as it's for bombs and bullets?