On Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:19 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote:

Per Attila Iskander:
Reasonable people can argue how and why... but the surplus is a fact of
history - as are the ensuing deficits.


Only if you are clueless about accounting...

Guilty as charged.

But I would assume that the same accounting practices were in use by
both preceding and subsequent administrations.... so, in a relative
sense, it would seem to hold up.

Moral relativism shows its ugly head, once again.

Also, he seems to have the guts to cut back on Medicare as part of the
balancing process.

He doesn't care about seniors. They didn't vote for him.