Liberal Forum

What, we're supposed to pretend that Obama and Dems went on a massive spending spree just a month after he took office?Yes, let's pretend that.You're not even making sense now.It sounds like you're on his side.That 'pretend' massive spending spree was called a stimulus bill.It was an effort to stimulate the economy left in shambles by the last guy.Who, BTW had a couple of stimulus bills himself, in case you forgot.Were you screaming about those, or did you just pocket the checks and keep quiet?You make it sound as if Obama and 'the Dems' were just spending for the hell of it.And you also make it sound as if they are still spending 'massively', which of course is not true.Obama and Dems have been spending massively.....Present Perfect Progressive TensePresent perfect progressive tense describes an action that began in the past, continues in the present, and may continue into the future. This tense is formed by using has/have been and the present participle of the verb (the verb form ending in -ing).Example: Obama and Dems have been spending........