Hyperbole Ad Nauseum

The conservative movement's amnesia is truly amazing.  To quote Rush Limbaugh, "Spending a nation into generational debt is not an act of compassion."  So, when Saint Ronald Reagan raised the national debt from around 30% of GDP to 65%, and Bush II went from 60% to 70%, this was not 'generational' debt, but...what?  Patriotism?  But when Clinton lowered the debt, what was that?  And now that we're in the worst recession in decades, spending is 'European socialism?' 
The hyperbole is ridiculous.  It's worse than ridiculous.