Dems Cry "Deficit"

Now I'm not saying either party is any kind of model for fiscal restraint. But in response to this statement:

House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt, D-S.C., said the deficit projection confirms "the dismal legacy of the Bush administration: under its policies, the largest surpluses in history have been converted into the largest deficits in history."

I'm looking at the figures, and I see this:

(note: fiscal years start in October)

I'm not even saying that the Democrats caused it. Or that they didn't. But it's one of those things that make you say "hmmmmm."

Spin, spin, spin.