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To: LindyBill who wrote (6551)	9/2/2003 1:37:06 AM
From: MSI	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793620

This hasty piece is not well-ghostwritten, even for a pimp like Kudlow. The NYT frontpage is not Bush's automatically. If you heard the claptrap VFW speech, with cheerleaders leading the crowd synched with his applause lines, you'd wonder why anyone would even put it on the front page instead of page 24. It isn't a "giant" 21 pt lead at this point. The polls will make large swings from here to the convention. Dean isn't easily classified as "liberal", and certainly not "extreme liberal". Bush is more "liberal" in terms of gun control and budget balancing, for instance. Dean's healthcare position demands budget-balancing, in place of the current GOP unlimited borrow-and-make-excuses policy Kudlow so worships. Anyone who thinks current healthcare has anything remotely like free market competition is on some heavy medication already. Big pharma pays off more politicians than any other lobby in DC. As far as Bushistas "touting the rebound" more heavily - (a)they already are, every Cabinet member on down is proclaiming economic success, (b)no one can deny the worst jobless trajectory since Hoover, and he may even beat that record. The idea of a "suplus in 2013" faces a simple problem: the administration has been lying so much about so many things that no one believes a single word, much less some mythical surplus. Especially since some of the shills on the media have come right out and said with great smugness, "we want to spend every possible nickel, to keep from spending any on social programs later". The same excuse under Nixon ("the national debt is just a metaphysical concept"), and Reagan (we'll balance the budget, increase defense, and reduce taxes, whoops, well, two out of three ain't bad!). Dean's foreign policy claims a focus on credibility and respect for the rule of law, gaining respect and support from around the world, something that no amount of military spending can accomplish, even $1 Trillion/year. Unlike previous administrations, the world view of US is probably at the lowest point its ever been, to the point where all of our hundreds of billions works against us. Howard Dean's left-wing uprising should be squelched before it gains any currency in the public mind. Standing above the fray is no way to do it. Neither are caustic put downs. The Bushies must dig in now. They've got to pull out some serious policy analysis and some long knives, before this Dean thing gets out of hand. That part is true. But it hard to see how any Bush response can be made that will resonate with the Dean crowd. Anyone who reads enough to be convinced Bush is a lying puppet will be hard to persuade otherwise, unless Bush suddenly speaks for himself, and begins to explain a few dozen unanswered questions. Kudlow's fear is a welcome thing to behold. Its funny, because we were just hearing a few weeks ago how (a)the money Dean was raising was "probably from GOP, who want him as an opponent, 'cause he's so easy to beat!", and the polls showed Dean winning, "because GOP who can vote in Dem primaries voted for him 'cause he'll be so easy to beat!", etc. Next move: Bushistas

To: LindyBill who wrote (6551)	9/2/2003 9:36:08 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793620

Dean's extreme left-liberal positions Well, let's hope Rove tries that one. A lot. Since that doesn't describe his positions or his record. One of the reasons I have a hard time getting excited is his Vermont record. . . . largely Bush-hating, anti-war liberals. . . Yep, only the right has reasonable positions. The left is emotional, "hate", and "anti." Another terrific campaign bit. No wonder Dean is doing so well. All he has to do is appear on television or in person to counter this stuff. But then it's Kudlow. Can't expect much more there. But Dean is well-funded . . . Of course, and certainly as compared to Bush with his long list of corporate buddies. Funny stuff. socialist proposal Just gets funnier and funnier. Wonder who Kudlow talks to? Or, well we don't need to wonder about that, after all. Yet if Dean's high-tax policies were actually put in place they would wreck the recovery and doom the stock market rise. Oh, let's see, I faintly recall a rather large, as in every rep member of congress, effort in the early 90s to make that charge against Clinton's plan. Guess what. Reduced the deficit, produced surplus, wonderful economy. Guess which party is the best steward of the economy? Definitely not the reward the rich reps. As for foreign policy, Dean would destroy American credibility for at least the next fifty years, giving global terrorists a green light to threaten our safety and security. Culturally Dean would destroy the traditional American family and the social values that keep our society intact. It would be too cruel here to remark about which drug Kudlow was on. But he does appear to be on something. The end of civilization as we know it is a dem victory. Chuckle.