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

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (399266)	4/25/2003 9:19:14 PM
From: Mark Konrad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Buddy, I think Gerald Ford is still the "King of Veto" if memory serves (perhaps an underrated President, at least as far as fiscal conservatism goes)...I stashed a "WIN" button someplace very safe eons ago...it's safe from me, I can't find it to save my life. GW has made some spending noises lately, 2 or 3 times within the last week or so but it's too early to tell whether that's a precursor to anything significant. I don't think so. The optimistic view might be that, like inflation somewhere on the horizon, GW regards deficit spending as a future case of the flu while the economy is a heart attack right now. Over dramatic, perhaps, but I think GW is correct to seize the recession as an opportunity for tax reduction (I wish it included tax reform and eliminating federal programs as well). If he is successful in pushing through tax cuts and the economy shows more signs of improvement, congress may accept the notion of spending cuts to reduce the deficit (although I sincerely doubt this particular congress will). I think GW will have a hard time reducing the size and scope of government since that would logically involve trimming back or eliminating some of the programs he's already supported. Still, I wouldn't sell this President short at all. From Ann Richards to Janeane Garafolo, he's made a lot of people look pretty foolish for betting against him--MK--