Bush, Or Obama ?

The guys at Bankrupting America paid a visit to last Saturday’s Glenn Beck “Restoring Honor” rally and decided to quiz some attendees on their knowledge of which President was responsible for which outrageous spending program:

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Doug Mataconis
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Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

  1. It seems reasonable to bring up matters of degree — was Medicare part D more or less expensive than the Obama-era healthcare reform bill? — although neither side comes out looking particularly good in such a calculus.

  2. John S says:

    We’ll never know if Obamacare will be more expensive thant Medicare Part D. Obamacare will force the government into default, so most of the money promised will never be spent.

  3. sam says:

    “Obamacare will force the government into default, so most of the money promised will never be spent.”
     
    And you know this, how?

  4. Jay Dubbs says:

    We know the costs of the Bush Medicare plan.  We don’t know the cost of the Obama plan, since it hasn’t been implemented, although taken in its totality it is projected to reduce government spending.  (But, of course, that is just a projection.)