In 2008, Obama Said Adding $4 Trillion To The National Debt Was “Irresponsible” And ”Unpatriotic.” OBAMA: “The problem is, is that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up our national debt from $5 trillion for the first 42 presidents - #43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome, so that we now have over $9 trillion of debt that we are going to have to pay back — $30,000 for every man, woman and child. That’s irresponsible. It’s unpatriotic.” (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At A Campaign Event, Fargo, ND, 7/3/08) 

Since Obama Took Office, The National Debt Has Increased By Over $5.0 Trillion, An Increase Of Over 47 Percent. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 5/11/12)