The Republican party is going on about the expense in President Obama's budget, but they really have no one to blame but themselves for part of that expense. Unlike his predecessor, President Obama isn't playing a shell-game when it comes to budgets.

Bush administration officials said on Monday that the cost of United States military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan had been omitted from President Bush's budget request for 2005. But they said the White House would make a separate supplemental request, after this year's elections, seeking up to $50 billion.

THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET PROPOSAL: THE MILITARY; Plan Omits Costs in Iraq and Afghanistan
By ERIC SCHMITT AND ROBERT PEAR NY Times 2/3/2004

Compare this with the outline of a budget just submitted:

As for war costs, Mr. Bush included little or none in his annual military budgets, instead routinely asking Congress for supplemental appropriations during the year. Mr. Obama will include cost projections for every year through the 2019 fiscal year to cover “overseas military contingencies” — nearly $500 billion over 10 years.

Obama Bans Gimmicks, and Deficit Will Rise
By JACKIE CALMES NY Times 2/19/2009

I think it's going to be a much longer and harder row to hoe out of the depression because we're reaching new lows of bi-partisanship.