Seemingly oblivious to his own past statements, Barack Obama made said the following in remarks at the Business Round Table today:
Now, this debt ceiling — I just want to remind people in case you haven’t been keeping up — raising the debt ceiling, which has been done over a hundred times, does not increase our debt; it does not somehow promote profligacy. All it does is it says you got to pay the bills that you’ve already racked up, Congress. It’s a basic function of making sure that the full faith and credit of the United States is preserved.
We’ll leave it to Mark Knoller of CBS to put the record straight – as he did on Twitter today. It would seem, as with all too many of Obama’s statements, his previous remarks on the debt ceiling came with an expiration date – the day it became his responsibility, as opposed to a Republican president’s. Knoller went on to make the point that, contrary to Obama’s claim, raising the debt limit has always resulted in an increase in the national debt.
Boehner press secy @Brendan_Buck reminds that in 2006, Senator Obama was whistling a different tune about raising the Debt Limit.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2013
In remarks on the Senate Floor on March 16, 2006, Sen. Obama said the need to raise the Debt Limit was “a sign of leadership failure.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2013
Sen Obama said the need to raise the Debt Limit was another reflection of the “Government’s reckless fiscal policies.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2013
The, Sen Obama also denounced the rising National Debt as “a hidden domestic enemy” robbing cities & states of “critical investments.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2013
Denouncing the ever-increasing National Debt, then-Sen. Obama told the Senate he would oppose an increase in the Debt Limit.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2013
Seven years later, Pres Obama denounces those who oppose raising the Debt Limit – or try to link it to defunding ObamaCare.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2013
“Let’s pay our bills on time,” says the president these days in defense of raising the Debt Limit and avoiding default.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 18, 2013
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