Throughout the entire 2012 Republican National Convention, the party elite thought they'd use a version of the debt clock,
as a kind of visual joke. Their idea was to point the finger at
President Obama, and pin the nation's debt on the Democratic Party.
Unfortunately for the Republican Party, the fact checkers at the CBPP and Ezra Klein at Wonkblog spoiled the GOP's visual lie-fest - with a chart!
While the original chart is great, some of Randi's listeners still want to know, in a quick and easy fashion: Who's responsible for most of the debt? So Team Randi added a few tweaks to the chart, and as you can see below, it's pretty obvious where the blamefor America's debt lies:
If you'd like a more in-depth look at how most of America's current debt actually came from decisions made during the George W. Bush administration, check out the full research at Ezra's Wonkblog, or over at the CBPP.
Unfortunately for the Republican Party, the fact checkers at the CBPP and Ezra Klein at Wonkblog spoiled the GOP's visual lie-fest - with a chart!
While the original chart is great, some of Randi's listeners still want to know, in a quick and easy fashion: Who's responsible for most of the debt? So Team Randi added a few tweaks to the chart, and as you can see below, it's pretty obvious where the blamefor America's debt lies:
If you'd like a more in-depth look at how most of America's current debt actually came from decisions made during the George W. Bush administration, check out the full research at Ezra's Wonkblog, or over at the CBPP.
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