“Democrats will play the old Washington game of calling reductions in the rate of growth of spending for any program a 'cut'.”

Screw the Democrats. And the Republicans...screw them too.

Unfortunatly, the repubs do the same thing.

We have a new word now-"Republicrats!"

The national deficit increased from $5.6 trillion when Bush came into office, and was $10.5 trillion when he left office. What does one call that?

Judith, 2 years of a democratic congress being the accelerated icing on top of 6 years of republican tax and spend cake.

An absolute truth. And no republicans do not call reduced increases a "cut" only the jackass party does that.

That's a trick both parties use. We ought to remember, however, that with a majority of Democrats in Congress, spending has always sky-rocketed -- and with a Demo president and Congress, forget about it!! We already had a crushing unpayable debt -- what's the solution? Double it!! Great job, demos, you've thoroughly f%#@ed us now.

E Archer, you nailed it with your comment about doubling it. Well said.