Great! That only cost us how many billions of dollars that we don’t have?

It may seem like so long ago, but it was almost a year to the day (October 8th, 2008) when McCain and Obama met for the second presidential debate. I was looking over this randomly while talking with my friend, and I think it’s worth revisiting.

Finch [from the audience]: How can we trust either of you with our money when both parties got — got us into this global economic crisis?

Obama: Well, look, I understand your frustration and your cynicism, because while you’ve been carrying out your responsibilities — most of the people here, you’ve got a family budget. If less money is coming in, you end up making cuts. Maybe you don’t go out to dinner as much. Maybe you put off buying a new car.

That’s not what happens in Washington. And you’re right. There is a lot of blame to go around.

But I think it’s important just to remember a little bit of history. continue reading…