The U.S. House of Representatives just rejected Bush’s bailout plan, 228 to 205. The revolt was led largely by members of the President’s own party.

That’s what you get when you elect Republicans on the false pretense that they’re going to cut spending from big government and cut taxes for the little guy.

What they end up doing is driving up spending for military excursions and corporate tax breaks, cutting any kind of regulations that would restrict growth for the sake of our overall economic safety, and then borrowing money from China to finance it all.

Bill Clinton may have been a whore, but at least when he left office this country was solvent.

Bush, on the other hand, reminds me of a frat boy who spent his allowance on beer and then begs his Daddy for more.

Now the Republicans who promised their constituents a legacy of slim, efficient government are wetting their pants.

Why Obama hasn’t condensed his argument down to this — calling out the Republicans for their political hypocrisy, this Big Lie — is beyond me.