At the same moment the President predicts that the, “…recession will end in the second half of 2009,” the White House’s OMB puts its federal deficit projections at $2 billion more than previously expected.

This is exactly why we are seeing the President’s approval rating slipping.  Health care, bloated budgets, now increased deficits: more government, more government, more government. 

While it’s hard to say when exactly the recession will end, it’s obvious that the public increasingly believes that more government is NOT the answer to the recession.