Where are you getting your information? The budget deficit is considerably more than it was when GW took office.
This came from:
http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm
Current Amount
11/16/2006 $8,606,686,309,802.15
Prior Fiscal
Years
09/29/2006 $8,506,973,899,215.23
09/30/2005 $7,932,709,661,723.50
09/30/2004 $7,379,052,696,330.32
09/30/2003 $6,783,231,062,743.62
09/30/2002 $6,228,235,965,597.16
09/28/2001 $5,807,463,412,200.06
09/29/2000 $5,674,178,209,886.86
Huh. FreeRepublic? lol. I have a problem. I don't want to sign up to listen to the ad and I can't find the article on FR. There was something about a 2.something deficit but it had been in the 3's. I guess it was an individual area. See how confusing all this is to people? Even so, how are you going to win a war, without expense? Oh well. You reminded me to get my facts straight before I post, which I appreciate and searching I found a couple of other things. Did you know that Dems were telling people that Republicans broke their contract with America and that our President went in with a "projected" 10 surplus?