While the United States Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are in Afghanistan, Iraq, the Philippines and west Africa defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” Republican de facto President George W. Bush signs house joint resolution 47, raising the national debt limit another 781,000,000,000 “dollars,” to almost 9,000,000,000,000 “dollars.”  Since 2001, when the Republicans controlled the presidency, the senate and the house the ostensibly “conservative” Republicans have increased the national debt limit by 50%.  So much for “conservative” Republicans!

       [added 2/11/2024]