If a Martini is your drink, skip the Vermouth. If Whiskey's your poison, take it straight. If you're a teetotaler, make an exception. And if you really, really shouldn't drink, close your eyes and take a deep breath. But, under no circumstances should you look at President Obama's budget blueprint for the next ten years without fortification.
The American people have long been craving a president that would tell them the truth. Now we're going to find out if we can handle it. The sticker-shock truth that hits hardest is the budget deficit number: clocking in at $1.8 trillion for 2009, $1.2 trillion for 2010. Those represent 12.3 percent and 8.0 percent of Gross Domestic Product, respectively—both representing levels not seen since World War II.



