OK, Republicans were supposed to be the party of national security and fighting terrorism, but under George W. Bush, the U.S. was attacked, the man allegedly behind the attack, Osama Bin Laden, is still out there, the Taliban are resurgent in Afghanistan, and Al Qaeda pretty much controls the mountains of Pakistan.
Republicans were supposed to be the party of fiscal responsibility, but under George W. Bush, we now have a record deficit that he's going to leave as a lovely parting gift for the new president:
The White House has increased its estimate for next year's deficit to nearly $490 billion, a record figure that will saddle the next president with deepening budget problems in his first year in office, a report due out today shows.
The projected deficit for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 is being driven higher by the continuing economic slowdown and larger than anticipated costs of the two-year, $168 billion fiscal stimulus package passed by Congress, said two senior administration officials with direct knowledge of the report.
Yes, there's plenty of blame for Congress, including a stimulus package that stimulates nothing but oil company profits, and bridges to nowhere. But it's funny how the pouring of money into Iraq in the form of contracts for KBR so they can electrocute our soldiers and the privatization of American spying aren't even mentioned.
Why on earth is ANYONE planning to vote for this party?
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