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To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (158659)	7/22/2003 2:54:39 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Respond to of 164684

Skeet, I had found an article (through an MSN search, if memory serves) that gave the change in education spending from the beginning to the end of his term in office and also the percentage of the total budget represented by education spending at those times. From that, one can calculate the change in total spending. Nothing is "inferred" - it is calculated. I also acknowledged that it is likely he did "cut" the budget his first year in office in order to bring it back into balance, but considering that Vermont surely requires a balanced budget under its constitution like most (if not all) other states, I don't think he deserves great praise for only doing what the law required. Beyond that, though, the record of his entire term far outweighs any one year, especially in light of what I just wrote. PS: If I find the article again (or more detailed data elsewhere) I'll post a link, but I've got better things to do at the moment than to look for it.

To: Skeeter Bug who wrote (158659)	7/22/2003 3:14:17 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Dean is really gaining traction in N Calif. He can get all the money he needs from California. Money is a huge problem for whoever goes against Bush. At least if the dems pick somebody who is popular in California, there is a chance. Dean is good because he has the east coast and west coast support. Kerry good too but right now Dean is getting all the press out here. Those strategies have paid huge dividends. In the second quarter of the year, Dean raised $7.5 million, more than any of his rivals. California was by far Dean's biggest source of money at $1.8 million. A quarter of that came from the Bay Area. siliconvalley.com