He then poses a series of hypothetical situations, linked through the anaphoric repition of the word "When", invoking the September 11, 2001 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and attacking the quality of Education in the United States. He particularly criticizes the government's fiscal policy, insisting that citizens "have a right to expect government to be fiscally responsible, pay the bills and live within its means", a criticism of governmental corruption and the trillion dollar "staggering national debt". Kaine accuses Bush mismanagement, citing his tax cuts, and paralleling the "huge surpluses" of the Clinton administration with the "massive deficits" of the Bush administration.