The graph below is from an article posted today at the Washington Examiner. It illustrates the national deficit over the past few years. Please look at the graph carefully.

So why is this graph posted here? President Obama has stated, “I’m proud that since I took office, we’ve experienced the fastest period of sustained deficit reduction since the end of World War II.”

I would like to quietly point out that he reduced the deficit after he tripled it. (That is somewhat like being against the war after you were for it.) The deficit is still higher than it was when he took office. Statements like the above are one reason Americans cannot afford to be low-information voters. I am sure that there are many people who totally believe that President Obama has reduced the deficit during the time he has been in office. Those people need to see this graph.