Franken-Lies-And-the-Lying-Liars-Who-Tell

ALLISON: Honey. Bush raided the Social Security and Medicare trust funds to pay for my
tax cut.
DONNA: He did?
ALLISON: Yes. He took a $4.6 trillion ten-year projected surplus and turned it into a $1.8
trillion deficit. Let me show you what I'm talking about.
(ALLISON empties the salt shaker onto the counter.)
ALLISON: Let's say this pile of salt is the surplus that we had under Clinton. And ...
(ALLISON tears open a packet of sugar and pours it on the counter, as well.)
ALLISON: And this pile of sugar represents the Bush defici—
(DONNA eyes the growing mess, half listening.)
DONNA: Would you mind not doing that?
ALLISON: Sorry. My point is that eventually someone is going to have to replace all that
sugar in the packet and, well, clean up the mess. And I've got a feeling it's going to be
you or your kids. You have kids?
(DONNA starts cleaning up ALLISON's mess.)
DONNA: Two! Teddy's six. He has some learning disabilities, but he's the sweetest boy.
And Debbi's two, and quite a handful, let me tell you. Especially for a single mom like me.
ALLISON: You know, I'm a single mom myself. DONNA: No kidding!
(DONNA stops cleaning up and leans forward to hear about ALLISON's kids.)
ALLISON: Yep. In fact, my oldest has a learning disability, too. Good thing I have him in
private school, because the public schools are cutting back on special ed.
DONNA: Yeah, I know. They told me that next year Teddy's not getting special ed. Also,
they're cutting the after-school program.
ALLISON: That's because Bush proposed cutting the TwentyFirst Century Community
Learning Centers by forty percent.
DONNA: Bush did that? Well, I still like him. Because he cut my taxes a hundred percent.
ALLISON: Yeah, but you only paid $365 in income taxes. That after-school program alone
was spending $700 a student. So, in a sense, you're already down $335.
DONNA: You're good with numbers! No wonder you're a tax attorney.