U.S. budget deficit projected until 2005. Grim economic reminder that not only was the government stolen from us but it’s proceeding to sell us down the river with glee: ‘Bush promised during the presidential campaign to avoid tapping Social Security except in cases of war, recession or a national emergency.

“Lucky me. I hit the trifecta,” Bush told Daniels shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, according to the budget director.’ Miami Herald [with diolchgarwch — that’s gratitude in Welsh (grin) — to wood s lot for the link]