Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) displayed a chart on the Senate Floor that shows each president, starting with John F. Kennedy, and their respective raises of the debt ceiling. The information is quite telling.
Kennedy raised the debt ceiling 4 times
for a total increase of 5%.
Johnson raised the debt ceiling 7 times
for a total increase of 18%.
Nixon raised the debt ceiling 9 times
for a total increase of 36%.
Ford raised the debt ceiling 5 times
for a total increase of 41%.
Carter raised the debt ceiling 9 times
for total increase of 59%.
Reagan raised the debt ceiling 18 times
for a total increase of 199%.
George H. W.Bush raised the debt ceiling 9 times
for a total increase of 48%.
Clinton raised the debt ceiling 4 times
for a total increase of 44%.
Georg W. Bush raised the debt ceiling 7 times
for a total increase of 90%.
Obama has raised the debt ceiling 3 times
for a total increase of 26%.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
A little perspective
Ran across this today, and though it might put this ridiculous posturing about the debt ceiling in perspective:
Friday, July 01, 2011
Not quite a ...bad idea, but...
I'm married to a man who has,in the past, cooked frozen chicken patties in the toaster. No, not a toaster oven, the toaster. Just dropped them in the slots and heated them up.
(I should point out, of course, that he's not the only one who has thought of this, and in fact there is a toaster-bag sort of thing to make grilled cheese in the toaster -- you can get them from Amazon). However, I do try to draw the line at cooking meat in a toaster slot. It's a fire hazard, at the very least.
Which is why I laughed my butt off when I came across this old ad on the web.
I mean, sure, it's bacon, which make sit good almost no matter what. And I've been known to buy pre-cooked bacon on occassion from the grocery, or cook a pound at a time in the microwave, so I know that bacon is a pretty versatile kind of food. But in the toaster? I can only imagine that the Adorable Husband will think it's a grand idea! I wonder if they are still making it somewhere...
(I should point out, of course, that he's not the only one who has thought of this, and in fact there is a toaster-bag sort of thing to make grilled cheese in the toaster -- you can get them from Amazon). However, I do try to draw the line at cooking meat in a toaster slot. It's a fire hazard, at the very least.
Which is why I laughed my butt off when I came across this old ad on the web.
I mean, sure, it's bacon, which make sit good almost no matter what. And I've been known to buy pre-cooked bacon on occassion from the grocery, or cook a pound at a time in the microwave, so I know that bacon is a pretty versatile kind of food. But in the toaster? I can only imagine that the Adorable Husband will think it's a grand idea! I wonder if they are still making it somewhere...
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