7.7 trillion has a hell of a lot of zeros, Georgie

As the economy begins to fall apart, Republicans are finally trying to create some distance between Bush and themselves. It took a Democrat to point out the problem:

Think Progress:

Today, lawmakers took to the Senate floor and blasted President Bush’s wasteful spending. To fully illustrate the impact, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), brought up a chart showing the budget plans of President Clinton versus the budget formulated by Bush. He concluded that by squandering Clinton’s government surplus, Bush has cost the country $7.7 trillion:

This next chart illustrates the value of the differences between the budget landscape planned by President Clinton and the one created by President Bush. As you can see, the difference between the two is a staggering $7.7 trillion. This number represents the fiscal harm that President Bush has inflected on our nation. This number is the Bush debt. […]

Like most concepts of enormous size, this amount takes some thought to comprehend. $7.7 trillion is $25,000 owed by every adult or child in the United States.

Right.

We need to get every vote, every earmark, every single statement of unquestioning support of Emperor Bush that these bozos have ever done. They never said no, they never stood up to the president, they never questioned his reasons nor his methods. Ten months from handing in his keys to the White House and only NOW they start pretending to be shocked at the wreckage?

These Bush Republicans may run away, but they can't hide. Their actions and their words will follow them wherever they campaign. Never let people forget who it was who drove our country into a ditch.