Bush: "This economy is moving forward

[bigtree]

"This economy is moving forward and we're not going back to the old days of tax-and-spend," Bush said during a campaign stop in central Iowa en route for Wisconsin.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20041016/pl_afp/us_vote

World of Reality:

Figures on Government Spending and Debt
Fri Oct 15, 4:11 PM ET U.S. Government - AP

WASHINGTON - Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Total public debt subject to limit Oct.14- 7,383,975

Statutory debt limit- 7,384,000

Total public debt outstanding Oct.14- 7,429,784

Operating balance Oct.14- 20,430

Interest fiscal 2004 thru Aug.- 309,035

Interest same period 2003- 304,979

Deficit fiscal 2004 thru Aug.- 436,913

Total deficit fiscal 2003- 374,271

Receipts fiscal 2004 thru Aug.- 1,672,432

Receipts same period 2003- 1,590,476

Outlays fiscal 2004 thru Aug.- 2,109,344

Outlays same period 2003- 1,991,017

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20041015/ap_on_go_ot/gov_finances

[The Chronicler]

1. No, we're just going to the "borrow and spend" era.

thanks boosh

[goodboy]

2. Forward...off a fuckin' cliff...nt

[Lefty48197]

3. We're back to the days of debts and deficits

Now, thanks to GWB, our unborn grandchildren can look forward to paying off Bush's share of the debt.

[baltodemvet]

4. You tell 'em, Georgie!

But you need to understand: it's not moving forward. And everybody knows it's not. So when you say that, they start thinking "This guy is a total fool! I can't vote for him!"

But, hey, when the Emperor has no clothes and you're the Emperor, you might as well put on a show.

:hurts: