Donna, thanks for the informative read. I resurrected an old post that I believe supplements the information in the article, fills in some blanks and qualifies some "whys". As time marches on, the points in the post become more self evident. I do not believe the deficit crisis is a product of a "clueless", inexperienced administration. To the contrary I believe it is a cold, calculated and diabolically sinister assault on freedom, democracy and the American way of life by ideologues in the White House.

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