Here are some facts. Let's see how the right wingers spin these!!!


-- When Bush took office on Jan. 20, 2001, the Dow Jones industrial
average was at 10,587.59. It closed Tuesday at 9,944.67.

-- When Bush took office, the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent. It's
now 5.5 percent, according to the Labor Department.

-- When Bush took office, U.S. consumer debt totaled almost $1.7
trillion. It's now $2.038 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.

-- When Bush took office, bankruptcy filings during the previous year
totaled almost 1.3 million, down 5 percent from a year before. By Dec.
31, 2003, bankruptcies had hit a record of nearly 1.7 million, up 5.2
percent from 2002, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute.

-- When Bush took office, the federal budget had been balanced for
three straight years and was, in the 2000 fiscal year, running a
surplus of $236 billion -- the largest in U.S. history. The White
House is projecting a record budget deficit this year of $445 billion.