Imagine that last fall, before being elected, Barack Obama had outlined the positions he has embraced since being inaugurated. An honest campaign speech could have gone something like this:

�As we approach Election Day, the American people should not waste the crisis we find ourselves in.

�Consequently, if elected, I promise to get us over the Bush financial meltdown with a stimulus program that will borrow $787 billion � which, of course, will add to the already sizable budget deficit (nearly $500 billion) projected in the Bush administration�s last budget.

�By March of next year, my new $3.6 trillion budget will include a spending bill with over 8,500 budget earmarks to target in-need constituents.

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