Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

Nope, just a single chart.

http://www.artonissues.com/wp-conten...Debt-Graph.jpg

I guess we can conclude from the chart that the presidents that did the most responsible job in fiscal policy were Truman, Ike, Kennedy, LBJ, Nixon, Ford and even Jimmy Carter. Then Bush 41 and Reagan cranked up the spending and our debt again until Bill Clinton got hold of the pursetrings, slowed down the spending and paid off most of our debt. Now the Bush 43 and Obama administrations look like those two guys are elevating our spending and debt at an unprecedented pace and to unaffordable levels.

Yep, it's the presidents that are doing all this. But some of those who are often remembered as the "good guys" and "bad guys" in some cases are reversed. Kind of surprising, don't you think?