mass hysteria
n.

1. Spontaneous, en masse development of identical physical or emotional symptoms among a group of individuals, as in a classroom of schoolchildren.
2. A socially contagious frenzy of irrational behavior in a group of people as a reaction to an event.
The event that has sparked the mass hysteria among Democrats is the re- ( Read more... )

The tax cuts are to blame!
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Friday the U.S. budget deficit is shrinking faster than expected because of high tax revenues ( Read more... )

There are a couple of problems with AP's sloppy reporting on the deficit.

First, there is the headline:

2004 Deficit Hits Record $214 Billion

One line, but two mistakes! The deficit is not $214 billion and it is not a record ( Read more... )