[Texas_Dawg]

Democrats would criticize the president even if his policies where a rousing success, but this part of the statement I can't argue with.

I'm trying to think of something more overrated than balancing the federal budget... Hmmmm...

Nope, can't do it.

[Batrachian]

Then imagine if that money stayed with the people who earned it instead of going to the government. Is that overrated too? How about all of those liberal spending programs growing day by day, year by year?

I'd prefer to spend the money myself, or maybe even save it, instead of the government doing it for me. Are you really happy with the federal government spending $2.3 trillion this year, most of which simply disappears with nothing to show for it? Deficits are not empty numbers like you seem to think.