Why would asking for an investigation of a political opponent, who has been accused in news reports of potentially corrupt actions, be an abuse of power?

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@WildRose

Horse hockey, the sequester forced huge cuts that Obama swore would be the end of us.

I’m going to post actual data to prove you are wrong, and you’re either going to deflect or ghost the post. You know how I know? Past history. So, here we go:

@WildRose

The debt increased every year under Obama and the only thing that cut the deficit was the Sequester he fought so hard against.

So, looks like you need more math.

The sequester, which started in CY2013, only cut about $42 billion in actual outlays in 2013 and following years [1] and we still increased spending a total of $52 billion from FY2013 to FY2014. The deficit went from $680 billion in FY2013 to $485 billion in FY2014 for a difference of $196 billion. Wait a second, 196 is larger than the 42 that was a result of the sequester. How did the deficit drop an additional $150 billion? Because revenues rose $247 billion from FY2013 to FY2014, showing that REVENUES had a greater impact to deficit reduction rather than spending cuts just like REVENUES are having a bigger impact in our deficit increase now. This is something that Republicans can’t get through their heads because their are cultists at the alter of supply-side economics.

1. https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/113th-congress-2013-2014/reports/43907-BudgetOutlook.pdf

We hit 22 trillion in debt..break out the balloons

So, looks like you need more math. The sequester, which started in CY2013, only cut about $42 billion in actual outlays in 2013 and following years [1] and we still increased spending a total of $52 billion from FY2013 to FY2014. The deficit went from $680 billion in FY2013 to $485 billion in FY2014 for a difference of $196 billion. Wait a second, 196 is larger than the 42 that was a result of the sequester. How did the deficit drop an additional $150 billion? Because revenues rose $247 billio…