[TomGuy]

Timmy's chart:

[Thom Pain]

I submit that a Gov't surplus is DESTRUCTIVE to our economy, because it takes that amount of $$ OUT of the economy, thereby precipitating a recession, IMHO.

[OldFriend]

Anything in your chart about inheriting a recession, corporate scandals that were allowed to fester during the previous administration, or that other little detail, SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

By ingoring the realities of the world in which we all live, you remove all credibility from your position.

[NYC Republican]

That's disgraceful. Where's the jump in the GDP? The increase in the stock market? Job growth? Etc Etc.

FWIW, Russert was disgraceful in attacking Bush with these loaded questions... totally one-sided, he would never pound Kerry, Clinton, or other top Dems with a constant bombardment of questions.

Bush didn't fare as well as I had hoped. His responses were disjointed, almost always stayed on the defensive, and when he had an opportunity to be aggressive and fight back (i.e.- when asked about Kerry's constant bombardments against him, and the AWOL charges), Bush simply said it's politics, rather than saying that it's a disgrace that he's constantly being attacked with lies and half-truths...

Bush's team had better start fighting back, before it's too late. I'll say it again, Cheney is a liability and should consider stepping aside and become a senior adviser.

[CyberAnt]

I loved this chart and the President nuked the unemployment numbers by saying it didn't show the fact that the unemployment had been a lot higher, and it was already on its way back down.