Ohhhhh baby - that's some good sound.

So, I'm not some big conspiracy theorist, and try to remain generally skeptical of things that seem like conspiracy theories. But this article from Salon yesterday, while seeming a little conspiracy-theory-ish, also potentially explains the obvious, massive, and seemingly inexplicable disregard for the $4 trillion deficit the Bush administration is embracing. When Clinton left office, there was a projected surplus of $5.6 trillion.

I wish I had $9.6 trillion dollars to piss away on wars, reelection bribes, and gifts for my friends.

The reasoning in this article hadn't ever occurred to me. It's got me thinking about other completely and totally shortsighted things Republicans seem to be in favor of, such as ruining the environment. Perhaps they're just creating work for themselves in the long run -- work for which they will be able to charge the federal government baskillions of dollars.

Maybe the Republican party should change its name to the Evil Genius party and require all its members to walk around like Dr. Evil wearing monacles and smoking cigars.