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Originally Posted by bling
Ah. The partisan fiscal conservatives' nightmare.
But to be fair - 9/11 was devastating for the economy. If this graph were zoomed in to mid-2001 to mid-2002, you'd see a major drop right after 9/11.
Now, it is my opinion that Bush has done exceptionally little to address that unforeseeable plunge. And rushing into a $225 billion war only fans the flames.
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If you zoom in anywhere during Bush's graph you'll see a major drop. I don't even have to zoom in.
All this shows is that Clinton balanced the budget, and Bush spent all the surplus and then 5x more. But really, if you take out Clinton, Bush only went down 200. His dad went down 150. That's pretty even if you consider inflation. He's just trying to be like his dad!