How's that taxation and socialism werkin' out fer ya?

[August]

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Even if half the process is dictated by their influence? Give me a break. The decisions and actions of the president and the Executive Branch affect the country just as much as the decisions and actions of Congress/the Legislative Branch do.

Look, generalizing your argument to include any and all affects upon the country does not at all support your statement that Obama inherited the national debt from Bush. As Platapus points out the President asks Congress for appropriations. Congress can refuse and has done so many times in the past.