Did you know that since The Smartest Man in the Room took office in 2008, the federal debt, as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product, has gone from 69.7 percent to 104.8 percent (estimated). This means that we are spending more than we produce, and the forecast is for it to continue for the next decade. Unprecedented! Historic! But, as he is so fond of pointing out, he didn’t do it alone. He had LOTS of help.