Posted by Bob Janova at 2:30pm Jun 3 '13= small deficit. Small government = big deficit.
Wait, what?
Though this is not entirely fair, as the bottom of the scale on the graphs isn't the same. Obama 2009-2013 is significantly worse than every one of Bush's years, even 2008 when the crisis started to bite, too. It all depends whether you think the size of the deficit or the direction it's going is more important. Considering the deficit is already a rate of change measurement, there's a good argument that it's the size, so actually Obama's projected to be just about as good as Bush by the end of his term.
Big government - Bob Janova