Newer PostOlder PostT H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 1 2 , 2 0 0 4Bush Sets Record Deficitby Michael in New York on 8/12/2004 09:28:00 AM"The Bush administration is projecting that the deficit for all of the2004 budget year, which ends Sept. 30, will be $445 billion.</p><p> This yearwill mark the third consecutive budget deficit after four straight yearsof surpluses that reflected the economic boom of the 1990s," per AP.That's the biggest annual deficit ever.</p><p> Way to go, Bush! He countersthat as a percentage of GDP, it's still not as big as the record deficitRonald Reagan set during the Eighties.</p><p> True, but we believe in youand know you can do it, Georgie! By the way, why isn't THIS a leaditem on the New York Times website? It was prominent for a fewminutes but now you have to search for it.</p><p> Boy, the liberal media ain'tall it's cracked up to be.</p><p> Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Unclaimed Register withDISQUSWhy?Use Media ▼Community Page Comments feed Trackbacks(Trackback URL)blog comments powered by DisqusHome Daily KosShuster, Blow slam wingnut rhetoric - DavidShuster leads a panel discussion with gun activistAllan Gotlieb and New York Times columnistCharles Blow on the escalation of the right-wing’sre...12 minutes agoPaul KrugmanOne more time - Brad DeLong is, rightly, horrifiedat the great Ricardian equivalencemisunderstanding.</p><p> It's one thing to have anargument about whether consumers are perf...14 minutes agoHuffPost PoliticsLincoln Leaves Door Open For EFCA Compromise -Senator Blanche Lincoln on Monday announcedthat she would vote against the Employee FreeChoice Act.</p><p> But later she elaborated, leaving thedoor open for...20 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsMichelle Bachmann warns of politically correctre-education camps for young people - Isn't thestate of Minnesota embarrassed enough alreadyover Norm Coleman's hold out? They re-electedone of the craziest members of Congress back intoo...33 minutes agoEschatonDeep Thought - When my house gets foreclosed I'llprobably be pretty happy if there's a reeducationcamp I can go to.46 minutes agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S National TEA Party DaySend Congress a Message.</p><p> Sign Our OnlineCitizen Co-Sponsor Petition.www.DavidVitter.com/TeaPartyDid Bush Break the Law?Sign our petition to investigateBush-Cheney Administration abuses!ga3.org/campaign/btcpetitionObamanomicsThe Road to Insolvency Is Paved With RedInkwww.cincinnatusblog.com/obam www.TheGodMovie.comAds by Google AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Bush S...http://www.americablog.com/2004/08/bush-sets-record-deficit.html 1 of 64/6/09 7:44 PM
