Sent by John Hames Click here to save $10 on National Rifle Association Membership , you will be glad you did! If you are having trouble viewing this email, click to view it online . $17,000,000,000,000 10/21/2013 President Obama boasted last week that he had signed legislation to lift "the twin threats" to our economy of government shutdown and default. But what was done to fix the problem of growing debt that leads Washington to repeatedly raise the debt ceiling? Nothing. In fact, by Friday, the U.S. debt had rocketed past $17 trillion. What does this mean? At $17 trillion, this number has passed total U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), the measure of all that is produced in the economy. Since Obama took office, the national debt has increased from about $10.6 trillion to more than $17 trillion—a 60 percent increase. How quickly Obama changed his tune when he transitioned from Senator to President. Here's what he said just a few years ago: The fact that we are...