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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (9600)	1/31/2004 1:01:53 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

Lizzie: The kitchen table issues matter... I saw that Wall Street Week program last night too...A number of the lawyers and consultants at my project site are frustrated with Bush and are ready for a change...Many of us are Independents but are registering to vote in Michigan's caucus on February 7th...Kerry is gaining traction here and I expect him to do very well -- some unions and the former Democratic governor (Jim Blanchard) have endorsed him. I don't think Bush could ever win in a state like Michigan in 2004 -- too many automotive and OEM jobs have been lost (or permanently taken offshore). Education and the environment are big issues too and Bush has NOT funded either of these areas in an appropriate way. -s2@BushShouldBeWorried.com

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (9600)	1/31/2004 1:13:21 PM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10965

It always comes down to the economy. Until you are picking steel ball bearings out of your teeth. Without question the economy is important, especially to the unemployed who actually want to work. The biggest issue, by far, is to confront those that wish to destroy the western world. This country, and the rest of the civilized world, had better be prepared to deal decisively and overpoweringly with this enemy else any economy or job issue in the USA will become inconsequential. So far, Dean's and Kerry's comments on the USA's anti-terrorists efforts to date, don't offer much comfort regarding their level of concern. The old cliche " Peace at any Price" doesn't work anymore. The enemy isn't interested in peace. They want revolution, destruction and conversion to their way of life.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (9600)	1/31/2004 1:16:03 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 10965

Help Wanted for the Economy ________________________________ Letter to the Editor The Washington Post Saturday, January 31, 2004 washingtonpost.com I was amazed at your paper's defense of and praise for the Bush administration's "jobless recovery" [editorial, Jan. 27]. According to the editorial, losing good-paying tech and service jobs to countries such as China and India results in less expensive goods and higher stock dividends. So the Americans who received the bulk of the $1.3 trillion tax cut in 2001 and the $320 billion tax cut in 2003 -- which did not result in the promised job creation -- will now reap higher dividends from Americans' loss of their jobs. Hooray for the investor class! Your paper then says that the consumer savings and higher dividends will be plowed back into the economy to create new jobs. Fine in theory, but the more likely scenario is that this combination of revenue will increase demand for less expensive goods produced by low-wage foreign labor. This will create a downward cycle, also known as the giant sucking sound of middle-class jobs being flushed away. Even if new jobs are created domestically, there is no guarantee that the skills of displaced workers will be compatible with the new job opportunities. The editorial further contends that a jobless recovery indicates higher productivity that promise higher wages for U.S. workers; that will not happen if lower-wage workers abroad can achieve that productivity. Finally, your editors ask whether Democrats intend to oppose this sunny view of "offshoring." Answer: yes. The "temporary pain of structural unemployment," as your editorial calls it, is actually the devastation of American families with home mortgages, dental braces to buy, college tuitions to pay and a desire for modest family vacations. Companies should not continue to get tax breaks while sending U.S. jobs overseas. Democrats will not worship at the altar of globalization while the middle class is being destroyed. We still believe in the American dream. The number of unemployed workers is not just a statistic; they are our friends and neighbors. They are Americans, and we owe them better. -- Albert R. Wynn Washington The writer is a Democratic representative from Maryland.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (9600)	1/31/2004 1:39:17 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 10965

i guess it depends if they have 401k , ira , plans.. i would assume the value of these plans and mutual funds have gone up quick a bit this year. It is going to be bush and kerry who will have to convince voters in middle class if they will be better off with rep vs dem. my vote would be rep.. i do not see extending unemployment benefits, road programs etc helping increase my ira.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (9600)	1/31/2004 3:06:58 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 10965

The GOP is in trouble because, as you see on these threads, they keep defending the very rich getting off light on taxes, huge deficits, shifting the burden to the middelclass and polluting more. Why they have the gall to argue that any of the above are good things is beyond me, but they really seem to believe "greed is good". Kerry and Edwards have pretty much the same message about the fundamental unfairness and the two Americas. Yes indeed that message will resonate.