The United Nations...

Re(1): 'A Second Point of View', The Belmont Club, John Fernandez (Wretchard)

When the 'United Nations' had teeth of steel and skin of armour...

It is truly amazing to hear the term 'United Nations' describing a victorious war machine forcing the surrender of a warrior culture.

Today the 'United Nations' is a toothless hag trying to capture the carbon footprint of warships built and sunk during that 'pointless' war.

Oh well...

He Gave it 'The College Try!'

Re(1): 'Monthly Treasury Statement', The U.S. Department of Treasury

Note: These are actual numbers.

President Bush				President Obama
Year	Deficit			Year	Deficit
2001/02/01 - 2001/09/30	$ -53,129			2009/02/01 - 2009/09/30	$ 1,019,780
2002/09/30	$ 158,520			2010/08/31	$ 1,294,090
2003/09/30	$ 374,219			2011/09/30
2004/09/30	$ 412,553			2012/09/30
2005/09/30	$ 318,615			2013/09/30
2006/09/30	$ 247,698			2014/09/30
2007/09/30	$ 162,833			2015/09/30
2008/09/30	$ 454,806			2016/09/30
2008/10/01 - 2009/02/01	$ 395,943			2016/10/01 - 2017/02/01
Totals:	$ 2,472,058			Totals:	$ 2,313,870

Probably missed his milestone by just a month!

How could Congress get wiped out when they were so close!!

Only $158 Billion till President Obama equals BusHitlers eight years of effort!!!