difference is that Obama promised to cut the deficit by the end of his term....

(After increasing it nearly 1 TRILLION it doesn't really mean that much if next year the deficit is reduced by 1 million, does it?)

Bush just continued spending and spending... taking us from 5 trillion US debt to 10 trillion.... in 8 years....

(800 MILLION in less than 50 days, what does THAT work out to?)

I suspect Obama will balance the budget and cut the deficit towards the end of his first term...

blast Obama all you want. 40% of the earmarks were republican...so please dont tell me that the republicans are the solution to the problem.... last 8 years proved that...

(Candidate OBAMA: I will not sign a bill with earmarks.)

How much of the Bush deficit would have been spent if Clintoon had some 'fortitude' to accept Osama when offered to him... or for that matter, pulled the trigger when OBL was in the sights of the Predator?

BTW, where's that birth certificate?