Patriotman,
So you won’t sound so quite so uneducated the next time you write, do yourself a favor and read the U.S.Constitution. Article I clearly points out that the Congress has the lawmaking ability of the U.S. Government. Article II says the Executive (the President) shall be the law enforcing branch of the government. In other words, only Congress can pass a budget, whether it be inflationary or a balanced budget. You are correct when you say Clinton had a balanced budget and Bush does not. Clinton had a Republican Congress setting the budget while Bush has a Democratic Congress setting his budget. Please remember, only CONGRESS can pass a budget. The President can only REQUEST a given amount for a budget, CONGRESS has to approve it before the President gets what he has asked for. Now Patriotman, which party passed those “out of control” spending bills you were referring to?