13 Trillion! Huge Number!

And they're adding another 200 Billion... ANOTHER Huge number! Those over-spending assholes, at this rate, we're going to owe... uh, lots!

Quick Math lesson... 200 Billion dollars= 1.52% of the National Debt. A drop in a bucket. The article is also misleading on that figure... it starts at ABOUT 300 Billion, then they say NEARLY 200 Billion, and then say "In all, 134 Billion." When did 134 start rounding up to 200, or 300 for that matter?

And another quick lesson for those crying foul: There is a difference between the spending of Bush and Obama. Bush's war spending, which almost DOUBLED the National Debt (5.6 Trillion in 2001 to 10.7 Trillion in December of 2008, according to the Treasury reports) didn't stop when the White House changed hands. Those bills are still accruing, because for better or worse our troops are THERE now and these situations won't just go away. (Yay, exit strategies.) Yeah, the Dems have some programs of their own, and those cost money. But complaining about them is like bitching about the Doctors bill when the real issue is that Caribbean Island you just purchased. ALL the public aid spending is PEANUTS compared to military spending.

This debt is horrible, and needs to be rectified. That said, you don't solve a financial crisis by tossing all your money in the mattress, either. Our government is investing in our nation. There are differing opinions as to whether or not that investment will give any sort of return, though a few already have.

So let's keep the numbers honest and the hysteria down, eh?