[sarcasm]

Government cook the books?

NOW, ABOUT THAT DEFICIT. . .

< SNIP >

Here's what O'Neill wrote on the Treasury Department Web site: "Accrual based financial reporting is critical to gaining a comprehensive understanding of the U.S. Government's operations. For fiscal 2001, our results were an accrual-based deficit of $515 billion in contrast to a $127 billion surplus reported last Fall."

[Karsus]

So much for the 'Principled' GWB White House. I just love how GWB is turning out to be almost a mirror image of Clinton White House (minus the sex scandels)