One thing the all do that I object to is roll the surplus from one year into the next. Rudy had a bunch of $2 billion surpluses? So why didn't the city have $10 billion in the bank on 9/11? Because he had one $2 billion surplus, rolled it into the next year, broke even, and declared another $2 billion surplus.

They all do this. They might even make a case that the law requires it (balanced budget).