Campaign says Internet ad is to ‘set the record straight.’ But it contains some distortions.
Issues: deficit
Biggest Deficit in History? Yes and No
Kerry said Feb. 26 that Bush’s budget deficit is “the largest in history.” But by the most important measure that’s not quite true. Half a trillion dollars is the most ever, but several others have been worse relative to the size of the economy.
What Bush Left Unsaid in State of the Union Address
President Bush accentuated the positive in his annual State of the Union Address to Congress Jan. 20 – leaving out some pertinent but negative facts.