The sea of red ink is much deeper - Captain Ed on the government’s cooked books: “We need to insist that the government start painting a realistic picture of our financial condition, using the same business practices they force the rest of us to use, and quit hiding behind a false image of financial stability. Until that happens, we will never acquire the political will to tackle the underlying roots of runaway budget deficits that may hide now but will become crushingly apparent all too soon.”