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Obama budget deficit "four times" larger than Bush's

President Barack Obama's budget would produce $9.3 trillion in deficits over the next decade, more than four times the deficits of Republican George W. Bush's presidency, congressional auditors said Friday.

The new Congressional Budget Office figures offered a far more dire outlook for Obama's budget than the new administration predicted just last month — a deficit $2.3 trillion worse. It's a prospect even the president's own budget director called unsustainable.

In his White House run, Obama assailed the economic policies of his predecessor, but the eye-popping deficit numbers threaten to swamp his ambitious agenda of overhauling health care, exploring new energy sources and enacting scores of domestic programs.

SOURCE:
AP: Obama budget could bring $9.3 trillion in deficits

No "Change" Overnight

From the AP:

In office two months, he [Obama] has backpedaled on an array of issues, gingerly shifting positions as circumstances dictate while ducking for political cover to avoid undercutting his credibility and authority. That's happened on the Iraq troop withdrawal timeline, on lobbyists in his administration and on money for lawmakers' pet projects.

SOURCE:
Analysis: Obama rhetoric, reality clash.

Spot The Obama

I know that most of the posts here lately have been politically charged, but the purpose of this publication has been to comment on different societal trends. It's not my fault that Washington D.C. has been on the news radar consistently over the past year.

The public has obviously bestowed the mantle of "rock star" on Barack Obama.

How else do you explain the wild obsession attached to this man?

Everywhere I go, I'm walking in an Obama wonderland. When I enter stores (especially book venders) I am surrounded by periodical covers plastered with Obama, his wife, his kids, his dog, or endless combinations of the four.

So, with that said, I want to introduce you to a new, recurring feature here at Rant Rav!ngs: Spot The Obama. No, it's not a hidden picture feature in Highlights Magazine.

As a personal challenge (and for my private amusement) I like to document this wacky Obama safari via pictures, and you can follow my journey right here.

On to our first stop...

Location:
Barnes & Noble
Date: January 20, 2009

I was passing through a local Barnes and Noble on the way to eat last month, and this was what I saw.

 

 

 

 

That's all for now. Join us next time for more sightings from Barnes & Noble!