What is the funnest thing in America, after Halloween? You got it: the Federal Budget. And just in time for Halloween the Feds issued their report for the just completed FY 2019 with their Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS) for September 2019. Since it was issued late on Friday the 25th you know that there was bad news that the Democrat Operatives with Bylines would want to hype up to the max. It was the Deficit: Up 26%! Soaring! And so on. And yes! The deficit was a bloodcurdling $984 billion in FY 2019, just a tad under One Trillion Dollars. But did you know that this is $100 billion below the deficit estimate for 2019 in the FY 2020 budget issued last February? Actually, I suspect a bit of skullduggery. Normally, the end-of-fiscal year MTS comes out around October 15, more or less two weeks after the end of the fiscal year. How come the delay, Donny? I suspect that the deficit actually came in above $1,000 billion and the White House demanded that it be adjusted...(Read Full Article)