Bruce Bartlett, former deputy budget director for Pres. George H.W. Bush and aide to President Reagan, says the Bush tax cuts have added at least $3 trillion to the debt, and other Bush policies led to an increase of $4 trillion in the debt.
When George W. Bush took office, budget projections showed a $6 trillion surplus, enough to pay off the then pending $6 trillion national debt. Instead, by the time Bush left office,…