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To: aladin who wrote (2304)	11/12/2002 1:57:52 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 6901

I remember thinking in 2000, that whoever wins , they might wind up wishing they hadn't since the economy was already sinking. I had the same thought at that time. It appeared a perfect set-up for a one-term President. Then the scandals and the bubble collapsed. Both were predictable. Bubbles always break. And there is always scandal waiting inside them. The drive to produce better numbers than the competition forces that. It was apparent during the bubble that the books were being cooked. The response to 9/11 and the war might wind up saving Bush. So far that has proven true. Presidents profit from foreign affairs crises. (Well, unless you're Jimmy Carter.) In general it is the economy. Most of the time. Foreign crises, war in particular, can override that. And war can cure a sick economy.