There was a surplus until GWB started wasting it on useless wars. Are we ever going to get back our 'investement' in Iraq? The bill so far is $2,000 for every person living in the U.S. and growing daily. I wonder what better uses we could have found for that money.
Speaking of oil, a major Alaskan pipeline is shutting down.
Major Alaskan oil field shutting down - Yahoo! News
Whoops, another $10 a barrel folks. Thanks, GWB for failing to take any leadership in mandating better efficiency.