Hi, this is Jack. Long time no talk.

Thanks for all your expressions of concern and good wishes.

Blast the right has been on an extended break,

as I take care of some long neglected personal matters.

I will return. I apologize for not letting you know what's going on sooner.

If you want to be added to the mailing list to keep up to date on future developments,

please drop me a line. Until I return, you've told me that

re-broadcasting some select past episodes would be welcome.

So here, in its entirety, is a show highly relevant to the current political scene,

and I think well worth hearing again.

Greetings, y'all listening to podcast number 163 of Blast the Right.

I'm your host, Jack Clark. Great to have you on board.

Today, a subject that initially appears not that sexy.

I'm talking about budget deficits and the national debt.

But you'll see how the cold hard facts reveal right wingers at their lying and destructive

worst. As is often the case, the right accuses others of that which they're most guilty of

themselves. And you'll hear it turns out that there's a strong moral, social justice component

involved here as well. Let's get right into it.

Your sources today include the New York Times, media matters.org, the Washington Post,

newsbusters.org, talkingpointsmemo.com, the website of the Congressional Budget Office,

whitehouse.gov, common dreams.org, and foxnews.com.

In the last couple of podcasts you've heard about, obviously life and death issues like

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