&#62; Astounding. Where was this alarmism while the Republicans were spending money in the Middle East like drunken sailors and we were in the last recession?<p>It is interesting to see someone use the "Bush did it, so it's okay" defense.  (If it wasn't okay when Bush did it, then bring up Bush isn't an argument.)<p>However, even the snark is wrong because there was alarmism and criticism from the right and left.  See for example <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9WKimKIyUQ&#38;feature=player_embedded" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9WKimKIyUQ&#38;feature=playe...</a> which, according to 
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/24/super-bowl-ads-controversy" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/24/super-bowl-ads-c...</a> was produced by moveon.org for the 04 superbowl (cbs declined to run it).<p>What?  Moveon.org isn't complaining this time?