Building a better world

The president talks about being good stewards of the economy. Ironic, don't you think, considering that he helped run the deficit to record heights. Says we added 2.3 million new jobs last year....didn't we lose that many, according to reports by October of last year? I'm a little confused....research needed.
Also, he's talking about bipartisan needs for controlling spending. Only points to discretionary spending being reduced, meaning he could run up the deficit even more on non-discretionary matters, like the Medicare entitlement or the war....oh wait, that never goes into a Bush budget.