Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action.

The President's budget pays for only six months of the war in Iraq and completely overlooks the transition costs of Social Security reform. The Administration always lied about the cost of the Medicare drug bill.

President Clinton was able to achieve budget surpluses despite a divided government.

It's not just that families can't buy a home or start a business without some savings tucked away.

Take the veto. Bush is the first president since James Garfield in 1881 not to veto a single bill. Garfield only had six months in office; Bush has had over four years.

If we don't change, millions of American families are just one medical emergency, or one layoff, away from financial disaster and bankruptcy.

If you need to put your money in a safe and secure place and you want it to earn interest, Treasury bonds are safer than putting it in any bank as a deposit or putting it anywhere else, because they are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.