Now, for a word about the record monster Bush/Hastert/Frist deficits

[swag]

These Republicans just love to throw your grandchildren's money right down the toilet. What is it with them? They are completely fiscally incontinent. Watch your wallets!

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aVvp7sLirKec&refer=us
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The Bush administration projects the federal deficit will reach a record $427 billion dollars in the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. The most recent estimate from the Congressional Budget Office is for a deficit of $394 billion. The previous record was $412 billion in fiscal 2004.

``Under existing tax rates and reasonable assumption about other spending, these projections make clear that the federal budget is on an unsustainable path,'' Greenspan said. ``Unless that trend is reversed, at some point these deficits would cause the economy to stagnate or worse.''
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[NorCalDem]

1. That Chart...

is depressing to look at. Thank god I'm only 24 and can work the rest of my life to pay off the bills for an 8 year f**kup. Oh well, I guess we're going down soon anyway, might as well be in flames (started with ridiculously expensive gasoline in the face of record profits for Exxon-Mobil and the like). USA! USA! USA!

[Straight Shooter]

2. "Fiscally incontinent."

Brilliant sound bite.

:thumbsup:

[Starfury]

3. Unfortunately, those numbers are actually optimistic....

Take a look at http://jec.senate.gov/democrats/charts/bush_cbo_surplus.pdf

Many more slides at http://jec.senate.gov/democrats/ber.htm