http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf
( provided for the ref. links, wiki site use caution or general logic )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_debt_by_U.S._presidential_terms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_U.S._public_debt
http://www.usaspending.gov/trends?trendreport=default&viewreport=yes&&carryfilters=on&tab=List%20View&Go_x=21&&formFields=&&tab=List%20View&fiscal_year=2010&carryfilters=on
http://www.usaspending.gov/explore?carryfilters=on
http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=11705
( some opinion included ) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/bush/legacy/timeline/
( some opinion included ) http://247wallst.com/2010/08/19/cbo-deficit-will-be-huge-but-not-massive/
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/business/DEBT_TRAP/media/interactives/timeline.swf
http://www.ncat.edu/~simkinss/econlinks/econdata.html
http://www.bea.gov/national/index.htm#gdp
http://www.ustreas.gov/economic-plan/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues
...mix of right, left, center, up, down, and sideways news site articles. :-)
"......2001, the last time the government produced a budget surplus. Every year after that, the government has been in the red. In 2004, the deficit swelled to a record $413 billion. "
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296930,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,109026,00.html
"....He [ Bush ] was told by Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke that this depression could be worse than the Great Depression"
( some opinion ) http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/12/roundtable_on_bush_and_the_eco.html
It's the Economy, Stupidly
( some opinion ) http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1967
All Econ. data from [ debt, spending....etc ] 1968-2007, see CBO site for 2007-current
http://www.cbo.gov/budget/data/historical.pdf
( 2001 projection ) U.S. economy outlook 2000-2010
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/11/art1full.pdf
Signs of the economy starting to weaken, not directly blaming the administration.
Including historic data sources, plus war(s) spending is/was a major factor.
http://www.ombwatch.org/node/2848
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=957
?? $4.14 billion per day since September 28, 2007 ??
Historic Economy data / links
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
( some opinion ) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1692027,00.html
( some opinion ) http://logicizer.blogtownhall.com/default.aspx?mode=post&g=f48d2bf3-1c51-4592-aa46-191f089d752f&docid=213
Government Spending Chart in United States 1990-2010
http://politifi.com/news/Government-Spending-Chart-in-United-States-19902010-674447.html
US War Timeline, 1990 - 2010 ( rather interesting reading [ war data] )
"...Since 2003, the United States has reported obligating about $642 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and provided about $24 billion for training, equipment, supplies, facility construction, and other services for Iraqi security forces..."
http://usiraq.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000670
