The Oldest Trick in the Car-Salesman Book

The Washington Post today recognizes ” Obama’s Budget Proposal Would Push Deficit to $1.75 Trillion ,” causing Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation to comment on Obama’s promise to cut the deficit in half:

“It’s easy to cut the deficit in half after you’ve quadrupled it.”

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