Good question on the deficit, points out that Bush has had a Republican congress and still broke the federal bank. Bush says it’s the recession’s fault. “That cost us revenue.”

Kerry: “The president was handed a $5.6 trillion surplus. We now have a $2.6 trillion deficit. The biggest turnaround in the history of the country. The first president in 72 years to lose jobs. First time the USA has ever had a taxcut when we were at war.” FDR knew how to ask the American people for sacrifice. Tax cut was tilted to the rich.