“President Bush, yes, spent money like a drunken sailor, and left the nation with a record $400-billion deficit. President Obama, however, is spending far more money than Bush, with a record $1.8 trillion deficit projected for his first year.” YearsFirstsLeftNationsPresidentRecordsSpendingBillionsPresident ObamaMore MoneyDeficitPresident BushSailor Author:Paul Kengor
“Throughout American history our presidents have invoked our nation's founding fathers. This is particularly true of recent presidents.” FatherNationsPresidentAmerican HistoryFounding Author:Paul Kengor
“Ronald Reagan [ cite the founders] on behalf of emphasizing the faith of our founders, of limited government, of the uniqueness and exceptionalism of America, of a nation with a people facing another historic challenge beyond the American Revolution, and in contrasting the system of the United States with the system of the USSR.” PeopleStatesGovernmentAmericaNationsChallengesUnitedUnited StatesRevolutionFoundersUniquenessBehalfHistoricAmerican RevolutionLimited GovernmentCitingUssrExceptionalism Author:Paul Kengor
“In the middle of Hillary Clinton's push for national healthcare in 1993, Bill Clinton cited Thomas Jefferson's concern for health issues as, somehow, apparently indicative of a need for federal management of the nation's healthcare system.” NeedsNationsIssuesMiddleConcernManagementBillsClintonHealthcareHealth Issues Author:Paul Kengor
