re: #315 tradewind

And Bush had an actual unforeseen event (9-11) that torpedoed the budget. Literally.
Even so, he didn’t whine about it (re the economy) as long or loudly as Obama already has about The Bush Years.

If he was a real fiscal conservative, he would not have signed off on unfunded programs and cut taxes in a down economy and while fighting two wars. If he had just passed on the tax cut for the rich, he might have not used up the surplus, or at least left a smaller debt.