"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 03:16:15 -0500, thunder
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On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 03:13:13 +0000, dixon wrote:

Looks like we actually had some responsible presidents on both sides,
until around about 1982 and then again around 2000. The blue chart that
allows for inflation tells quite a story.

http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/faq.html

It is the Republican "free lunch". I would expect Reagan's call for a
balanced budget amendment to be dusted off soon. More smoke as the debt
grows.

Yeah, you'll notice, of course, that the national debt always declined
during Democrat administrations. Or am I reading it wrongly?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


Try printing the graph out, then hold it upside down. Reagan and Bush will
then look the way the righties fantasy them.
Dixon