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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Arthur Radley who wrote (723466)	1/30/2006 6:45:51 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769670

Regarding DeLay's quote (fantasy...) that he's been "...balancing the budget, paying down on the debt...." ... skeptics note that total spending has risen by an average 7% a year from 2001 to 2005, far outstripping the pace of the previous five years. 2006 deficit to hit at least $337 billion CBO says Iraq, Afghanistan, storm relief may swell gap By William L. Watts, MarketWatch Last Update: 1:40 PM ET Jan. 26, 2006 marketwatch.com.