Rep. Jeb Hensarling Corrects Obama's Inaccurate and Dishonest Statements on the US Deficit
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, January 30, 2010, 11:17 PM
President Obama tripled the US deficit his first year in office.
Obama didn’t appreciate it when House Republicans pointed that out to him in Baltimore this week.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) corrected President Obama today after his inaccurate and dishonest statements to GOP House members yesterday in Baltimore. Obama even attacked Rep. Hensarling when he pointed out the facts during their session yesterday.
The Hill reported:
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), who got President Barack Obama a bit miffed during the question-and-answer session after his address to the House GOP retreat Friday, fired back Saturday evening after the conclusion of the Baltimore conference.
Hensarling, in criticizing government spending, told Obama that the yearly deficits Democrats complained about under George W. Bush had now become “monthly” deficits in lengthy remarks that clearly frustrated the president. (Watch the video here)
“Jim, I know there’s a question in there somewhere, because you’re making a whole bunch of assertions, half of which I disagree with, and I’m having to sit here listening to them. At some point I know you’re going to let me answer,” said Obama, who called the congressman “Jim” three times even after being initially corrected by Jeb.
“With all due respect, I’ve got take this last question as an example of how it’s very hard to have the kind of bipartisan work that we’re going to do. The whole question was structured as a talking point for running a campaign,” Obama continued, before calling Hensarling’s assertions about deficits “factually just not true.”
In anticipation of Obama rolling out his budget proposal Monday, Hensarling’s Saturday statement cited Congressional Budget Office statistics putting the average deficit during 12 years of GOP House control at $104 billion and the average deficit under three years of Democratic control at $1.1 trillion.
“The President challenged the facts I presented to him about House Republican budget priorities and Democrat budget priorities,” Hensarling said. “I am happy to provide him with the following facts to back-up my statements. I stand by what I said.”
Citing the CBO’s January monthly budget review, the statement said that the deficit run up in the first three months of FY 2010 — $390 billion — was just $22.7 billion short of the worst annual deficit under the GOP.
“I have great respect for President Obama, and I appreciate his willingness to come to our retreat, but he didn’t answer my specific question on whether he would continue us on a path to tripling the national debt and increasing government spending to 24.5% of the economy,” Hensarling concluded. “On Monday, February 1, when the President’s budget is expected to be released, we will have our answer.”
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Robert commented:
Hensarlin should have said quarterly instead of monthly. Still, his point was correct. But the mistake gave Obama a point to refute, and he didn’t make the distinction.
But this whole show is about trying to get Republicans to go along with the ridiculous spending the Democrats are doing. If the Republicans stay where they are, the Democrats continue to own this disaster.
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‘Medicare and Medicaid – massive problem down the road. That’s what our children are going to have to worry about.’
Wrong. They are going to have to worry about the immediate tremendous debt the Democrats are piling up right now and in the foreseeable future.
down with dems commented:
Intentionally getting someone’s name wrong, after repeated correction, is definitely disrespect and Obam’s typical MO. He was probably tempted to throw in a middle finger, too.
pm commented:
Hey, Osama — our Jim says you tripled the deficit your first year in office…
What a meanie!
NeoKong commented:
That was some nice listening by Barry. He can’t even get the guy’s name right. He actually stood in front a group of Congressmen and claimed he wasn’t spending out of control.
Who is he fooling….?
Tom commented:
I’m really curious… If Republicans want to balance the budget, why did EVERY Republican in the Senate vote against the Pay-as-you-go bill?
Chknfryd commented:
WOW! Where to begin?
Robert: First let’s agree that the difference between deficit and debt was glossed over by Mr. Hoft and Rep Hensarling, TX 5th. And we kind of glossed over the difference between an Obama deficit (actual size) and why it is by definition larger than a Bush deficit (borrowing may be larger than the sum of deficits appear). That and the Rep’s numbers don’t hold up if you look at the latest CBO reports.
Second, if you’re sick of entitlements, shutter up the VA because it costs too much, and tell the government’s hands to go ahead and take ya’lls’ Medicare.
Third, looking at federal debt as a percentage of GDP so that we can measure our debts not just in terms of inflation adjusted dollars but relevance (what we owe v. our capacity to pay it off) as a determining factor in deciding what amount equals a “tremendous debt,” the following comes to light: since Carter every Democratic administration has pushed this ratio lower while every Republican White House has strongly pushed it up. Using the CBO’s numbers, Obama will spend us out of the worst economic slowdown in seventy years, one which we supply-sided ourselves into, and he still won’t owe more as a percentage of GDP than W. did when he left office. Again, why should you vote Democratic to control debt levels – it’s the only thing that does.
Down with dems: Intentionally getting someone’s name wrong repeatedly is a polite way to dope slap someone who lectures you, their guest, for several minutes before asking a “straw man” question which the interrogator has already answered. The President’s conduct was just as polite as Hensarling’s.
Pm: Talk to Down with dems about the impoliteness of intentionally getting someone’s name wrong. You don’t have to agree with me, but you should try to agree with him.
NeoKong: see remarks to Robert and PM
Tom: And why do now cling to the filibuster those who once so loudly called for a “straight up or down vote?”
So where am I coming from? I think the title of the Show Me Progress Blog article about this event captured the moment: “President Obama engages in a battle of ideas with unarmed Congressional republicans.”
- Get some sleep fellers
Corporal Vere commented:
ChknFryd:
Wow!
Progress: 17% real unemployment (until the dems took over Cong it was 4%; still 6% when the zero was nominated), tripled deficit, Obamstimulus jobs that cost $1 million a piece, stimulus money paid to unknown zip codes, etc.
These idiots are doing the same asinine stuff as FDR, that caused the Great Depression to linger until 1946. Maybe you geniuses want a world war to get us back to normal. O’s solution: dstraction and misdirection – lie about a Supreme Court decsion while having taken massive amounts of foreign money to get hisself elected, end DADT, try terrorists six blocks from Ground Zero, etc. The list is quite long.
Progress: American people awakening to the threat to their liberties, voters firing incumbents and vicious liberal stooges, voters “shooting” down $8 a gallon fuel prices,er, cap and trade, voters stopping federal bureaucrat take over of their health, etc.
You’re saying GDP will go up 300% to match the soaring debt??? More likely the unemployment rate (the one they say is 10%) will go to 30%. No way GDP goes up 300% unless Obama has Bernanke and Geithner print about, I don’t know, say $45 trillion in brand new Federal reserve Notes, and then has the two lying tax cheats buy $2 trillion in FNM/FRE defaulted mortgage-backed (CRA/mod to low income liar loans) securities.
What’chou got in dat bong?
You wrote a lot of words to say, “Republicans are ugly and their mothers dress them funny.”
Quarterly schmarterly, monthly schmonthly, deficit schmeficit.
Try to porve that Obabama’s commie take over of the US won’t first triple the Nat’l deficit and then RUIN us. Try to refute one specific GOP data point, insead of floating so much bovine feces, insults, omissions, exaggerations and outright lies. But, it works in philosophy class . . .
I love youse guys and yer data mining.
PS: It’s still a lie even if you only cite the facts your like.
You’re another lying, obama-worshipping imbecile that knows how to type on her Mom’s PC..
boohoo... commented:
corporal vere: ditto!
chknfrd: dumb and dumber…(you’d better go get some skin in the game)…move back to a communist progressive country=sorry no-affirmative programs or teleprompters…..
Chisum commented:
Gallup: New lows for Obama
Barack Obama’s job approval remains mired below 50% in Gallup’s latest daily tracking poll. Worse for the Big O, for the first time as many people surveyed dis-approve of the job Obama’s doing as approve it; approval and disapproval both stood at 47%. Worse still, these numbers come after a major PR effort by Obama following his State of the Union, with Obama’s disapproval spiking 2% in the last 24 hours.. And these numbers come from Gallup. Polling changes over time, of course. But people apparently aren’t buying what Obama’s selling.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/01/gallup_new_lows_for_obama.html
Chisum commented:
Obama Gets Real with Republicans, Without His Teleprompter
The appearance of the president at the Republicans’ retreat in Baltimore on Friday was yet another illustration of the indispensability of the Obama teleprompter. It is not often that the president appears naked without his faithful companion, but when he does, much is learned about the character of the man they call The One.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/obama_gets_real_with_republica_1.html
Robert commented:
We have Obama counting fake jobs in fake Congressional districts in any of the 57 states, “created or saved” all seemingly being government jobs.
Now be on the lookout for Obama’s budget proposal. Word is that he will include fake revenue from cap-and-trade.
Of course one thing that will be real is the spending.
Chisum commented:
US Federal Debt, With and Without Republican Plan
Per the CBO
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/01/graph_of_the_day_for_january_3_2.html
finncrisp commented:
“Jim, I know there’s a question in there somewhere, because you’re making a whole bunch of assertions, half of which I disagree with, and I’m having to sit here listening to them. At some point I know you’re going to let me answer,” said Obama, who called the congressman “Jim” three times even after being initially corrected by Jeb.
BO was trying to bait the republicans so he could write them off. The man has no intention of budging one inch fom his socialist/marxist agenda. Wake of people, and keep the pressure on our weak kneed congress.
sandy commented:
When a Republican Congressman makes the correct assertion that Obama tripled the deficit in just one year–Obama’s put down is he’s just campaigning. Like representing your constituants is demeaning. Obama is like the tired advertising campaign for specy spicy meetballs. It just doesn’t work anymore.
Tom commented:
Can anyone give me an answer on this? Why did EVERY Republican Senator vote AGAINST Pay-as-you-go?
Chisum commented:
Tom @ #17
Here you go.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/06/023792.php
pm commented:
Because they were smart enough to realize that PayAsYouGo is a crafty little plan that gives the green light to this Congress to spend, spend, spend.
And even better: to raise your taxes – and mine – again and again and again. (Paul Ryan said as much this AM on FOX News Sunday.)
I, for one, don’t want one more bill to pass this Congress. I’ll cheer every time the Republicans stop this dishonest bunch.
Who, in his right mind, would trust them now?
Tom commented:
pm, are you opposed to democracy?
pm commented:
Let me correct your spelling, Tom:
“pm, are you opposed to democrats?”
This group? You betcha!
Tom commented:
No, pm, that’s not the question I asked. Are you opposed to democracy? You don’t seem to want the legislature to function according to majority rule. Why is that?
Chknfryd commented:
Now we’re cooking!!!
Make a difference guys. Don’t call out Dems as being untrustworthy because they engage in the same chicanery which took place on the GOP’s watch. The political process is the enemy not the parties. Politics as usual is not a Democratic invention; if it was, it would be responsible for all those jobs on K street, but Dems are job killers and … …hmm?!
And you aren’t right because you’re you; the same goes for me. If you don’t like my analysis, fine. If my numbers are wrong, fine. Show me your numbers objectively and maybe we don’t have to resort to name calling at all. The hard work needed to fix this mess can be lightened by both sides working together on the things we can agree about. So, let’s start with some facts.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/108xx/doc10871/BudgetOutlook2010_Jan.cfm
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s0458.pdf
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s0651.pdf
Start here, otherwise I’ll have to analyze your analysis of my analysis of your analysis of my analysis of your analysis of Holt’s analysis of Hensarling’s analysis of the President’s analysis of Hensarling’s analysis of the CBO analysis of the President’s data.
“Don’t be afraid to see what you see” – Ronald Reagan.
“Will you or will you not tell me the name of the guy playing first base?” – Lou Costello.
Finally, you’re criticizing the President’s view of an activist Court’s (supplanting the will of the people by writing their own laws from the bench –your definition, not mine) rulings, one of which opened up the flood gates to political donations by foreign corporations, by saying Obama takes foreign funds (and that’s why he can’t be trusted). Solid analysis.
pm commented:
Dear Tom:
“The best argument against a democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.”
Winston Churchill
pm commented:
A democracy is only as good as those who choose to participate in it.
That would include these two: those who run for and hold office, and those who exercise their right to vote.
Ideally, the latter group would be as informed as possible regarding the candidates as well as the issues. The former would hopefully have the highest character and integrity, interested only in service to their constituents rather than self.
We’re dependent on ethical representation.
That is jeopardized when our representatives’ votes reflect a self-interest rather than the will of the people. Sadly, this is what we’ve seen far too much of lately.
We’re in the late stages of the life of a democracy. (Google it). It soon ends when the majority becomes dependent on the government, having found their vote will benefit them with handouts, “freebies”, and they’ve lost the initiative to be responsible for themselves.
This is the dream of the present Democrat leadership — a scenario that would secure their power and agenda for decades to come. And so they lure the weak among us to vote for them.
But they don’t have the majority with them at this point in time. They’ve been revealed – as much by their own actions as by the concerted efforts of a number of dedicated patriots – to be the liars, cheats and thieves that many of them are.
I want to stop them because I love our republic and the values upon which our nation was founded. I want it to survive this present crisis, and for us as a people to grow to maturity as responsible, independent citizens.
We will be that when we return to the values that made us strong – when we choose our representatives wisely. They’ll be a reflection of our maturity.
We’ll then be confident of their votes and the direction of our nation.