Obama 2006 :
Obama’s Statement on Debt Ceiling as a U.S. Senator
“Mr. President, I rise today to talk about America’s debt problem. The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our government’s reckless fiscal policies.
“Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that ‘the buck stops here.’ Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better. I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.” –Senator Barack Obama (March 16, 2006)
Obama’s Congressional Record – Budget – United States Congressman Pete Sessions
Obama 2013
Barack Obama on Monday accused his Republican opponents of holding the economic recovery to ransom, as the US faces another deadline over its borrowing limits.
In a speech that was overshadowed by news from Syria and fatal shootings at the Washington Navy Yard, Obama said he would not negotiate over an extension of the US debt ceiling as part of an escalating budget battle in Congress.
Obama accuses Republicans of holding recovering US economy to ransom | World news | theguardian.com
Back then, Obama was using a smarter, more rational teleprompter.
Wouldn’t it be great if a member of the GOP stood upu and gave this speech at the upcoming debt cieling debate.
That was a different Obama, who was born in Kenya.
This Obama is much smarter now than the 2006 Obama
Well, I hope you have all learned, never elect a Senator to the Presidency.
Imagine how bad it would be if he hadn’t already cut the deficit in half. 😉