And borrow, borrow, borrow.

U. S. News & World Report>

”You know the feeling you get when your darned checkbook just won't seem to balance? Multiply by a few zillions, and you have some idea of the way Washington is running things these days. It's not just a nightmare; it's that old familiar nightmare we thought we had shaken off years ago: A ballooning federal deficit and its evil twin, a widening trade gap, threaten the U.S. dollar, our financial markets, and our monetary policy. For the first time since 1997, our budget this year will show a deficit probably in excess of $160 billion, in sharp contrast with a $127 billion surplus last year. This dizzying swing–$287 billion–is the largest on record.”

Ah, for the good old days. A President who was committed to the country (THIS country), fiscally responsible, who could manage a surplus along with pretty full employment.

That would be a Democrat, wouldn’t it? Can’t remember the last Republican who did, though Eisenhower didn’t screw it up too badly.

Arf (I wonder why the Bankrupts just seem to hate working people? Who else will die to satisfy Daddy’s hate?)