"The Democratic Congress and the Obama administration share a strong commitment to fiscal discipline and common sense in our budget, and we must continue to do everything in our power to boost our economic recovery, rein in the deficits we inherited, and remain responsible stewards of the public purse. After President Bush and Republicans in Congress turned record surpluses into record deficits and nearly doubled the national debt, Democrats are returning our nation to a course of fiscal responsibility."

--House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on her own party's quadrupling of even the worst Bush deficit

   (a.k.a. Mrs. "We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it")