Quote Originally Posted by sniper7 View Post
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. . .”
~ Senator Barack H. Obama, March 2006
He didn't get it back then either. It's not about the ability to "pay its own bills". It's about not spending money you don't have. He doesn't worry about limiting spending to a level that our economy can manage.