Reply #4: he must be using the sandbagging tactic [View All]

[Literate Tar Heel]

I was talking about this the other day ... I think there was an earlier projection that put the deficit at around 500 billion or more, so now they can say 440-445 or whatever and say, "Look. We're making progress. We're being fiscally responsible." ... they started this whole thing before the 2000 debates when they intentionally set the expectations for Bush so low that when he managed to stand on stage and not say "Hitler is my hero," they could jump up and down and shout about how he had exceeded expectations (the very ones they set themselves) ... it hasn't really stopped since