And in all reality. Emerging from a recession you should have a deficit to stimulate spending, and also these wars are about $150 billion of that total when you include all of the homeland security stuff.
That's because IT ISN'T! The important part is that the deficit doesn't become too big of a percentage of the GDP. And as a percentage of GDP the deficit it is well within typical historical norms.
They sign pretty much anything, and don't worry about markers. They have them at the tables they sign at. They have every conceivable color and style of sharpie.