I wasn't really defending Obama. I was just saying that he inherited a lot of problems from Bush. I don't know what he is spending all that money on, but I know a lot of it is on things that I am opposed to. I am disappointed that he hasn't gotten us out of Iraq. I believe that part of the problem is the bailout of the banks before he became president and that was the fault of both parties. I don't think they're that different. I know that in the past Republicans have claimed to be fiscal conservatives and Democrats, with the exception of Clinton have not. Why did the Republicans remain silent under Bush? The debt has increased under presidents from both parties, there is plenty of blame to go around. I don't know if you will ever get fiscal responsibility from either party. A huge part of the budget is on interest on the debt. It is a mess. Are the Republicans going to do anything about the debt if they retake both houses? If they do more power to them, but I doubt that they will, based on their poor track record and on the fact that they are unwilling to cut defense spending.