Hello, Monk.
I guess I don't understand to what I am supposed to concede. The OP states that the current budget projections indicate a deficit that is about $100 billion less than originally projected. Tal indicates that this is a sign that Bush's tax cuts represent a successful policy. But surely you see that this could also be interpreted as an indication that Bush's policies are a failure, don't you? Here is a quote from the link Tal provided:
Bush's tax policies account for about two-thirds of the deficit, and are the chief reason Congress has had to raise the federal government's borrowing limit three times since Bush took office, Spratt said.
So it would appear that the tax cuts have made the deficit worse, and even if the the deficit will be $100 million less than originally thought, a reasonable interpretation is that a mistaken policy isn't going to make matters quite as bad as originally thought. The OP is such incredibly bad logic that I can't believe that you are trying to defend it.
Or perhaps I am misreading you. Perhaps you took offense at the sarcasm? Or that my comments were disparaging to our Great Leader (may he live forever)? Perhaps if I confined my sarcasm to insulting Tal rather than Bush you wouldn't have take offense?
Edited to fix some typos and awkward phrasing.
This message has been edited by Chiroptera, 13-Jul-2005 10:04 PM
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