A Humorous Look at Obama’s Screwy Budget Math

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A Humorous Look at Obama’s Screwy Budget Math
May 31, 2012 by Dan Mitchell
I’ve been quite involved in the debate over which Presidents were big spenders.

I started with an analytical post that crunched the data from the Office of Management and Budget, and I showed that Obama was only a fiscal conservative if you ignored the budget impact of the TARP bailout.

I then augmented that analysis with a second post showing in more detail that Obama deserves a bad grade because of spending on social welfare programs.

Last but not least, my most recent post stated that Bush also was a big spender and I cited Jonah Goldberg’s excellent column suggesting that Romney should admit that Republicans bear some blame for the fiscal mess in Washington.

So we’ve been entirely too serious about this topic. Time for some cartoons! We’ll start with this gem from Eric Allie.



Now let’s look at a good one from Lisa Benson. The dirt being swept under the carpet is TARP, of course.



I think that’s the first cartoon I’ve used from Mr. Allie, but I have shared Ms. Benson’s work before. You can find some of my favorites here, here, here and here.

P.S. Getting back to the serious issue, much of the debate over Obama’s spending record revolves around TARP, but there’s also some discussion of how to divvy up blame for spending in Bush’s last fiscal year (FY2009, which began October 1, 2008). You can find some of my analysis on that issue here and here.

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Posted in Big Government, Government Spending, Humor, Obama, Political Humor, Rankings | Tagged Big Government, Government Spending, Humor, Obama, Politcal Humor, Rankings | 26 Comments
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on May 31, 2012 at 9:26 pmKatherine
I wish I could draw. I would have Obama as the bratty niece in Finding Nemo holding the bag with the fish (the economy) and shaking it. Drops of water flying off (various and sundry economy killing ideas) caption: Why won’t you work? Or Open your eyes!


on June 1, 2012 at 9:04 amAl Bert
While Bush did expand some federal programs, those pretty much occurred when it appeared there was money available to make some positive change. Most of Bush’s ‘Big Spending’ came in the aftermath of 9-11 to get the economy back moving, creating and ramping up Homeland Security programs, the War on Terror (both Afghanistan and Iraq), and the recovery efforts of both hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The TARP program that came out of Bush’s time was created without either Bush’s nor the republicans input, and Bush was more or less misguided (as most were at that moment in time) into approving it because of the “Massive Economic Depression” we faced which it was supposed to alleviate. Yes, Bush can be blamed for his big spending… but at least he had some excuse.


on June 7, 2012 at 7:52 amEstonia and Austerity: Another Exploding Cigar for Paul Krugman « International Liberty
[...] unlike certain American politicians, at least the Estonians understand the problem and are taking steps to move in the right direction. [...]


on June 7, 2012 at 12:01 pmEstonia and Austerity: Another Exploding Cigar for Paul Krugman | PERSUASION IN INK
[...] unlike certain American politicians, at least the Estonians understand the problem and are taking steps to move in the right direction. [...]


on June 12, 2012 at 11:45 amObama Is a Big Spender…Just Like Bush « International Liberty
[...] For those who appreciated a more humorous look at Obama’s record, here are two amusing cartoons. Rate this:Share this:PrintEmailFacebookTwitterMoredeliciousDiggFarkLinkedInRedditStumbleUponLike [...]


on June 12, 2012 at 12:48 pmdancingczars
@Al above I’m with you there is no comparison and I dare to disagree with Dan on this one. Remember the harpy Pelosi with her “The failed economic policies of George W. Bush? Have a look, I wrote this awhile back..http://www.examiner.com/article/let-s-discuss-the-failed-economic-policies-of-president-george-w-bush


on June 15, 2012 at 12:38 pmCartoonists Dismember Obama’s Claim that the “Private Sector Is Doing Fine” « International Liberty
[...] Eric Allie is relatively new to me, but he’s on the right track as you can see from this cartoons about Obama’s counting skills. [...]


on July 1, 2012 at 10:00 amCalifornia’s Fiscal Policy and the Lesson of Humpty Dumpty « International Liberty
[...] You can see some other cartoons from Lisa Benson here, here, here, here, [...]


on July 5, 2012 at 10:35 amCartons on Obama’s budget math « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth
[...] A Humorous Look at Obama’s Screwy Budget Math [...]


on July 13, 2012 at 8:52 amLaughing at Obama’s Bumbling Class Warfare Agenda « International Liberty
[...] can find some of my favorite Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, [...]


on July 14, 2012 at 2:44 amObama’s Bumbling Class Warfare Agenda - OBAMA-B-GONE
[...] can find some of my favorite Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, and here. Article source: [...]


on July 14, 2012 at 1:46 pmObama’s Bumbling Class Warfare Agenda – Daniel J. Mitchell – Townhall Finance Conservative Columnists and Financial Commentary « Gds44's Blog
[...] can find some of my favorite Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, [...]


on July 15, 2012 at 7:59 amI Worry about How Obama Is Spending My Money, Not What Romney Is Doing with His Own Money « International Liberty
[...] You can find more Lisa Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Rate this:Share [...]


on July 16, 2012 at 9:01 amPresident Obama’s use of my tax money concerns me more than Mitt’s use of his own mone « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth
[...] You can find more Lisa Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Like this:LikeBe the first to like this. By Everette Hatcher [...]


on July 18, 2012 at 7:26 amCartoons about Obama’s class warfare « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth
[...] can find some of my favorite Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, [...]


on July 18, 2012 at 7:51 amSenator Patty Murray Wants the GOP to Do a Belly Flop off the Fiscal Cliff « International Liberty
[...] You can find more Lisa Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, here, here, [...]


on July 18, 2012 at 9:05 amDemocrats’ strategy on taxes going to backfire? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth
[...] You can find more Lisa Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, here, here, [...]


on July 27, 2012 at 9:28 amPolitical Satire and the Colorado Shootings « International Liberty
[...] amusing Eric Allie cartoons can be seen here, here, and [...]


on July 28, 2012 at 9:01 amA Funny Look at Obama’s You-Didn’t-Build-That Comment « International Liberty
[...] can laugh at more Allie cartoons here, here, here, and [...]


on July 30, 2012 at 12:21 pm“You-Didn’t-Build-That” comment pictured in cartoons!!! « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth
[...] can laugh at more Allie cartoons here, here, here, and [...]


on September 12, 2012 at 2:55 pmVery Good Cartoons about the Striking Teachers in Chicago « International Liberty
[...] did this cartoon, and you can review some of her best work here, here, here, here, here, here,here, here, here, [...]


on November 8, 2012 at 8:47 amOpen letter to President Obama (Part 168.1) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth
[...] You can find more Lisa Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, here, [...]


on November 12, 2012 at 4:38 pmObama’s “Freedom” Manifesto and Where It Leads « International Liberty
[...] can see some previous Allie cartoons here , here, here, here, and [...]


on November 16, 2012 at 1:31 pmCartoonists Mock Obama’s Class-Warfare Agenda « International Liberty
[...] can see some of my favorite Benson cartoons here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, [...]


on November 30, 2012 at 11:18 amWhy Are Republicans Willing to Help Obama Make America More Like Europe When the Welfare State Is Collapsing? « International Liberty
[...] Eric Allie cartoons can be enjoyed here, here , here, here, here, [...]


on December 26, 2012 at 9:14 amObama Announces New Federal Golf Rules « International Liberty
[...] this year, for instance, I shared this golfing cartoon to help emphasize that Obama has been a big [...]



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