Papantonio: GOP Wants to Shut Down Cash-Strapped Government - The Ring Of Fire

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Channel: The Ring of Fire · 2009 · News & Politics

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The GOP is up in arms over the fact that the Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling.  They seem to have forgotten that, not only did Bush squander a $500 billion surplus when he came into office, but he increased the debt ceiling by $5 trillion during his administration.  On top of that, the Democrats inherited a multi-trillion dollar deficit, so the only way to be able to spend money to keep government working is by raising the debt ceiling.  Mike Papantonio appears on "Cavuto" to set the record straight.

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