[TheWriterInTexas]

On the contrary; he used similar terms during the primary debates and during the third presidential debate with Gore when Gore was criticizing Bush's proposed tax cut.

Break out your tapes, my friend. He may not have used those exact words, but he did discuss those situations as reasons for not maintaining a balanced budget.

[UncleJeff]

Here's a link to the transcripts of the debates. Kindly point out where he said anything remotely like that.

http://www.debates.org/pages/d elayed_transcripts.html