Posted by
Roxanna M. on Thursday, January 06, 2011 1:27:30 PM
In March 2006, when he was pretending to be a US senator, Barack Obama had this to say about increasing the nation's debt ceiling:
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies . . . Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that 'the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better."
He then voted against raising the debt ceiling. He didn't bother voting on the same issue in 2007 and 2008 because by then, he was no longer even pretending that he had a day job and was running for president full time.
Fast forward to today. The very same man who said that raising the debt ceiling was a "sign of leadership failure," not once but twice, has asked congress to raise the debt ceiling.
Therefore, by his own admission, Obama is a failed leader.