humm. the last President according to my studies, who really had a handle on the budget, was probably Silent Cal. but Hoover/FDR and the great depression followed by WWII sent fiscal responsiblity down the drain. i’ve read that, of all people in recent US history, Clinton had a nearly balanced budget, basically inheriting the momentum of great economy given to us by RR, the last great world leader and President, imho. things have certainly gone to hell in a hand-basket since Bush II.
We had a brilliant thread on Coolidge the other day I’m just going to read it again
>> things have certainly gone to hell in a hand-basket since Bush II
...but it started with Bush I, who totally failed to steward the Great America that Ronald Reagan left him.