Fiscally Conservative - Democrats?
US budget deficit, pre-Jimmy Carter: $660 billion
Added during Carter's four years: $337 billion
Added during Ronald Reagan's eight years: $1.6 trillion
Added during George H. W. Bush's four years: $1.6 trillion
Added during Bill Clinton's eight years: $1.5 trillion
Added during George W. Bush's seven years, nine months: $4.5 trillion
-> Portion of the $9.5 trillion added to the national debt during the past 31 years and seven months that came during Republican presidencies: $7.7 trillion
-->Percentage of that $7.7 trillion added during George W. Bush's two terms: 58%
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PS: I saw the movie "Black Hole" at the Laurance Hall of Science as part of a weekend sci-fi package including Star Wars, 2001 Space Odyssey and Planet Of The Apes. In between films, Berkeley professors lecturee. Cool.
