More Fuzzy Math From the White House

Now I'm not very good at math, but I'm pretty sure that $427 million is more than $412 million.

According to the New York Times...

White house officials predict this:
the budget deficit will hit a new record of $427 billion this year.

Then the White House officials claim this:
...they were still on track to fulfill President Bush's campaign promise of reducing the budget deficit in half by 2009.

But Kevin Drum says this:
So last year's deficit was $412 billion, and this year's deficit will be $427 billion, but they're still "on track" to cut the deficit in half. Clap your hands!

I think the White House officials need to go take some math classes.