XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh   
   From: bks@panix.com   
      
   One year ago:   
    |   
    | "In the near future, I want to do what has not been done in   
    | 24 years: balance the federal budget. We are going to   
    | balance it," the president said midway through his 90-plus   
    | minute speech. The line got some of the loudest applause of   
    | the night from Republican lawmakers--which might be a small   
    | silver lining, as it indicates at least a rhetorical   
    | interest in fiscal responsibility.   
    | ...   
      
      
   Today:   
    |   
    | America borrowed $43.5 billion a week in the first four   
    | months of the fiscal year, with debt interest on track to   
    | be over $1 trillion for 2026   
    | ...   
      
      
       --bks   
      
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