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The President may not pass legislation, but presidents still play a very large role in the deficit and in what gets passed in Congress. The President submits a budget, and in the grand scheme of things, is the originator of most major programs that later get passed in Congress. Republicans are suppossed to be the party that cuts taxes and cuts spending, but in reality, they cut taxes and increase spending. Most of those cuts in taxes and increases in spending comes from the President.

You may be right that Republican Congress + Democratic President = less deficit. On the other hand, I do remember balancing the budget and eliminating the deficit was one of Clinton's main issues.