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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (253242)	5/7/2002 10:30:55 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769667

Wrong. Ask any politician or political scientist of the 20th. century. They will tell you exactly what sticks to a President, and what doesn't. ... As far as the poll numbers, we are still far too close to 9-11 for foreign affairs and the War to not be the dominant influence. Domestic affairs will creep more slowly back into the national psyche, and may - or may not - be the top national item by the time the next Presidential election rolls around. But history shows that (by mid-way into a new President's term) he basically owns the credit or blame for economic performance. It's a convenient fiction, of course. President's generally don't influence the business cycle all that much... and especially not alone. But it's 'popular political wisdom' none-the-less.