The current budget deficit

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The current budget deficit? Clinton’s fault.

So says Rep. John “Animal House” Sweeney (R-NY):

The deficit is actually a result of a recession that began in his administration. We are exponentially paying down the deficit in an accelerated time frame.

Mark Foley started trying to diddle pages during Clinton’s administration, so I guess we should blame Clinton for that, too.

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