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$400 billion deficit to greet Bush's successor - USATODAY.com
He or she will need to spend far more in Iraq and Afghanistan than Bush proposed, because he included only $70 billion designed to last until Jan. 20, when he leaves office. White House budget director Jim Nussle said Monday that even the cost of drawing down forces is "surprisingly high."
Congress stopped sending bills to pay for anything to his desk. As a matter of fact....Congress still hasn't produced a budget so nobody knows exactly what they are spending. They blame him for not paying for it but if you check the Constitution Congress holds the purse-strings.