"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Yeah, you'll notice, of course, that the national debt always declined
during Democrat administrations. Or am I reading it wrongly?

John H

Bush the Second absolutley outperformed
Bill Clinton in the national debt category.
Bush the Second was able to increase the debt as much in *four* years as
it
increased in *eight* under Clinton.

Discretionary spending (aka--pork-barrel spending) was lower under Bush than
it was under Clinton. The debt is a result of decreased revenue from a
recession, and increased military and homeland security spending.