On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:21:55 -0500, Ed Huntress wrote:
"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:39:15 -0500, Ed Huntress
wrote:
"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On 16 Feb 2005 09:07:14 -0800, jim rozen
wrote:

Sure, Clinton did. Didn't he have a huge deficit when he was in
office? Oh, ooops. My error. I was mistaking 'balanced budget'
for 'huge deficit.' How silly of me.

Clinton never had a balanced budget. He played enron-type numbers
games, but the deficit kept getting bigger each of his 8 years.
Doesn't sound like a balanced budget, or the "surplus" he claims
to have had to me.

I'd like to see your numbers on that if you don't mind, Dave.

Didn't we _just_ do this like a month ago?
Anyone got that GAO link, or do I have to google for Ed?

Well, if we did, I don't remember it, or I didn't see it. I'm only here
about half the time.
Do you remember the thread name or a keyword? Maybe I can find it on your
name and "Clinton"?

Well, this isn't the link that I remember from last time, but it's
a good clear one from a solid source:

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdhisto4.htm

To me, that looks like the debt is going up every year, including
during the Clinton years. If that's a surplus, it's a definitino of
"surplus" that I have not previously encountered.

Dave Hinz