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To: tdl4138 who wrote (8374)	1/23/2003 11:28:12 AM
From: tony	Respond to of 306849

Good answers. It seems Bush is loosing support fast, all the people I talk to say he has screwed up economy royal. His supporters are unemployed now.

To: tdl4138 who wrote (8374)	1/23/2003 12:14:56 PM
From: Jim Roof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Better is a rebuke from a friend than kisses from an enemy. Clinton was the luckiest man to ever occupy the Whitehouse. The 'recession' was on the way to recovery well before he was sworn in and the current malaise had put its shoes on well before he left. It was the delayed reporting by the mainstream press that creates the impression that these events coincide with Republican influence. I told my wife in 1992 to watch the headlines right after Clinton is sworn in. Sure enough "Economy Outlook Brighter", "Recovery has Begun" were plastered all over creation with implicit credit due to a man who had spent mere hours as President. With a machine like that Clinton needed no propaganda. He WAS propaganda.

To: tdl4138 who wrote (8374)	1/23/2003 2:42:03 PM
From: Mr. Sunshine	Respond to of 306849

< Then why was Clinton so popular? > Those are pretty much the same reasons Hitler was so popular in Germany in the 30's.

To: tdl4138 who wrote (8374)	1/23/2003 5:49:10 PM
From: David Jones	Respond to of 306849

...< Then why was Clinton so popular? > Well... Maybe because people were working... The deficit was under control... It's the horse not the jockey.

To: tdl4138 who wrote (8374)	1/23/2003 8:44:39 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

RE:"Was the country in better shape...yup...no argument. And Clinton didn't need a propaganda machine like Bush..." I really don't like simplistic blaming of a President but the Markets were heading into the toilet for the last 9 months of Clintons term. The Y2k phenomenon just happened in Clintons term. I wouldn't blame him or give him credit. Only simple minds do that. The groundwork for the current RE boom was laid back in 1997 with the big cap gain tax exemptiion followed by the boom bust stock market and housing becoming the baby boomer bubble of choice. When it hits the fan the administration in power will get the blame. Always does... as simple minded as it is. The government trying to prop it up will just make it worse when it runs out of things to pul out of it's bag of tricks. Jim