Experts Agree: Bush Administration and Republican Congress Abandoned Fiscal Responsibility

September 24, 2007
Experts Agree: Bush Administration and Republican Congress Abandoned Fiscal Responsibility

"Having lost the majority in Congress and now in the twilight of his
presidency, George W. Bush has become a fiscal conservative. That's quite a
turnabout and requires considerable mental gymnastics to even contemplate,
given Bush's record: When he took office in 2001, the federal budget was in
surplus and the national debt was $5.7 trillion. The debt is now just under
$9 trillion and growing." USA Today editorial, 9/24/07