Democrat budgeteering continues to make astonishing progress . . .

Thanks to the economic policies of POTUS Barack H. Obama and his whiz kids economic planners/advisors, the federal government has set a new record - in February 2011, the federal government saw a record high monthly budget deficit of some $223 billion dollars.

Democrats in the US Senate have vowed to address this problem. With furrowed brows and parroting the President's disingenuous 'We have to live within our means', Senate Democrats promised that they were going to slash a draconian $6 billion from the federal budget. Do the math: The promised $6 billion cuts (Democrats have already stated they will not cut a dime more) amount to 2.7% of February's monthly DEFICIT! In terms of the annual federal budget of approx. $3.5 TRILLION, a $6 billion cut amounts to ALMOST 2/10 of ONE PERCENT.

To put this in perspective, if a family with an annual income of $50,000 'slashed' its spending by the same percentage, the cuts would amount to about $8 a month. $8, the price of a medium pizza.

Or, if Democrat dreams are realized, $8, the price of a gallon of gasoline.

But don't worry. POTUS Barack H. Obama has appointed Captain Stimulus, VPOTUS Joe 'High-Speed Rail' Biden as his chief budget negotiator. What could possibly go wrong with Joe at the helm?

The Summer of Recovery keeps humming right along . . . .

later. iowan15