Boomer Congress to leave "gargantuan debt burden"

So what have Bush and Congress done? They've continued to raid surplus Social Security revenue and spend it on other programs, while also creating the expensive Medicare prescription drug program. Bush's ill-conceived Social Security "reform" proposal was overwhelmingly rejected by the American public. The shame of Washington's fiscal shortsightedness is that a gargantuan debt burden is being foisted off on our children and grandchildren, Bixby told me in a visit to Fort Worth this fall. "Dick and Jane's Kids Deserve Lot More From Our Leaders Star-Telegram (Texas)