The Senate Dems were excited enough about this AP story to give it a retweet:
RT @AP: BREAKING: Congressional Budget Office: Budget deficit to shrink to lowest level since Obama took office.
— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) January 26, 2015
Haven’t the Democrats been complaining about “GOP obstruction” for quite a while?
Whatever does the trick:
Blocking Obama's agenda shrinks deficit. Thanks @GOP! https://t.co/q4VroJrrTL @SenateDems @AP
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 26, 2015
So, they're saying that the most "unproductive" Congress ever reduced the deficit? There's a lesson here. https://t.co/q4VroJrrTL
— RBe (@RBPundit) January 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/TheBryanSuits/status/559794143304900610
@SenateDems @AP Great news, obstruction works! @GOP
— AstrO (@Mi_Astronauta) January 26, 2015
@SenateDems @AP GOP OBSTRUCTIONISTS!! Oh, wait. It's a good thing.
— John t Smith (@pigliondog) January 26, 2015
The “bigger picture” remains:
@SenateDems @AP from $1.2 trillion? Um, nice job ??
— Deplorable Guitar Addict (@sixstringaddict) January 26, 2015
@SenateDems and the NATIONAL DEBT you MORONS? @AP
— John Willson (@JHWillson) January 26, 2015
Well, there’s that…
$18,087,425,445,178.53 (+) #nationaldebt
— National Debt Tweets (@NationalDebt) January 23, 2015
And yet they’re patting themselves on the backs.
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