Dizzying Dive to Red Ink Poses Stark Choices for Washington

the headline says more than i ever could:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/14/politics/14DEFI.html?
ex=1064721600&en=a50e3e41300c9e0f&ei=5004&partner=UNTD

or

http://tinyurl.com/n9k9

-monz