Posted by a friend of mine. I thought it worthwhile enough to repost it.
sea2shiningsea-usa:
I happen to know a number of conservative voters who are so committed to notions of ideological purity that they repeatedly, loudly, and with explosive pride, announce to all within earshot that if their preferred candidate doesn’t win the nomination, they “just won’t vote.” Or if the…
BUDGET DEFICIT SETS RECORD IN FEBRUARY
The government ran up the largest monthly deficit in history in February, keeping the flood of red ink on track to top last year’s record for the full year.
The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the February deficit totaled $220.9 billion, 14 percent higher than the previous record set in February of last year.
The deficit through the first five months of this budget year totals $651.6 billion, 10.5 percent higher than a year ago.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.