Ten facts about the deficit that you won't hear Rush, Sean, Neal, Herman, Glenn or the GOP talk about

1.  The deficit is actually shrinking.
2.  The deficit grew under George W. Bush.
3.  The deficit has grown in the last four years mostly due to the recession.
4.  The stimuous cost much less than Bush's wars and tax cuts.
5.  Investors are now paying us to borrow money.
6.  Investors aren't running away.  They are buying Treasury Bonds.
7.  The Health Care Reform Act reduces the deficit.
8.  The US is borrowing much less from Foreign countries now than before the recession.
9.  We are spending 20% of the budget on defense.
10. We are spending 21% of the budget on healthcare.