One in the Bush

It's not unexpected that a politician, especially a former President, trying to plant flags on the battleground of their legacy would engage in some degree of spin control. Based on his interviews with the Today Show's Matt Lauer, however, Bush 43 (aka former President George W. Bush) exists in a world where objective reality is simply irrelevant. When asked (what passes for a hardball question these days) about the surge in federal spending and by extension deficits during his time in office, Bush 43 unleashed a stream of rationalizations that made even "Slick Willie" seem like the ultimate straight talker. Unknown to us mere mortals who view deficits in terms of how much how many dollars more an entity spends than it takes in, the proper way to assess them is relative to The country's gross domestic product. Translation, as long as everyone around you is making lots of money, it doesn't matter that you're spending significantly more that you earn. Writing as someone who works for a profitable, well-run company this attitude seems beyond insane. Doubtless, none of this will register with Bush partisans, many of whom will vilify Bush 43's successor for driving up the deficit and mortgaging our children's future.