And where did that deficit come from?

Our national deficit is really the result of a few key factors. Republicans would have you believe that entitlements (I'll name them as they really aren't entitlements - we pay for them - Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid) are responsible for the deficit, but it really isn't so. I wonder why we can't have an intellectual discussion about issues such as these in the media at and at the Congressional level? Shit - it is really discouraging that conservatives are allowed to falsely frame the arguments the way they do.