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To: Neeka who wrote (150389)	12/9/2005 6:53:30 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 793846

moenmac, that ad is mean and vicious and just perfection. But I also like the ecomony news... Friday, December 09, 2005 Economy Talk: News For The Week Of December 5th State And Local Revenue Rose 7.2% In The First Nine Months Of This Year, The Biggest Jump Since 1990. ("Outlook Good For Tax Cuts By States," USA Today, 11/18/05) Three Years Of Strong Revenue Growth Have Left States With Large Surpluses: New Mexico Has A $1 Billion Surplus And Florida Expects More Than $3 Billion. ("Outlook Good For Tax Cuts By States," USA Today, 11/18/05) Spending On Construction Projects Increased 0.7% In Oct. And Is Up 7.9% In The Past Year. ("Oct. Construction Outlays Rise 0.7%," Marketwatch, 12/1/05) Orders For Factory Goods Increased 2.2% In Oct. ("Factory Orders Increase 2.2% In Oct," Marketwatch, 12/6/05) Orders For Large Manufactured Goods Grew 3.4% In Oct. - The Best Growth Since June 2000. ("New Home Sales, Orders For Durable Goods And Consumer Confidence All Post Strong Gains," The Associated Press, 11/29/05) The Institute For Supply Management Manufacturing Index Was At 58.1% In Nov. And Has Been Above 50 Since May 2003 (Over 50 Indicates Expansion). ("Factory Activity Remains Strong In Nov," Marketwatch, 12/1/05) Manufacturing In The Chicago Area Continued To Expand - The Chicago PMI Was At 61.7 In Nov. (Over 50 Indicates Growth). ("Chicago-Area Business Measure Slips From Strong October," Agence France Press, 11/30/05) U.S. Productivity Increased At The Fastest Pace In Two Years During The 3rd Quarter, Rising At An Annual Rate Of 4.7%. ("Productivity Grows At Fastest Pace In Two Years," The Associated Press, 12/6/05) The Jump Helped Push Labor Costs Down By 1%. ("Productivity Grows At Fastest Pace In Two Years," The Associated Press, 12/6/05) Stronger Productivity And Falling Labor Costs Could Help Ease Fears That Overall Inflation Could Worsen. ("Productivity Grows At Fastest Pace In Two Years," The Associated Press, 12/6/05) U.S. Household Net Worth Rose For The 12th Straight Quarter, Increasing 2.6% To A Record $51.09 Trillion In The 3rd Quarter. ("Household Net Worth Rose By 2.6% in Third Quarter," The Wall Street Journal, 12/8/05) Gas Prices Continued Their Decline Last Week And Are Down Nearly 23 Cents In The Last 4 Weeks. (Energy Information Agency Website, www.eia.doe.gov, Accessed 12/5/05) Prices Have Fallen About 88 Cents A Gallon Since Sept. ("Gas Prices Drop An Average Of 11 Cents A Gallon Nationwide," The Associated Press, 12/4/05) Sales Of New Homes Rose 13% In Oct. - The Largest Monthly Gain In 12 Years. ("New Home Sales, Orders For Durable Goods And Consumer Confidence All Post Strong Gains," The Associated Press, 11/28/05) The ISM Service Index Was At 58.5% In Nov. - A Reading Over 50% Indicates Expansion. ("Services Sector Still Strong, ISM Says," Marketwatch, 12/5/05) The Index Has Averaged 60.5% Over The Past 12 Months. ("Services Sector Still Strong, ISM Says," Marketwatch, 12/5/05) gop.com

To: Neeka who wrote (150389)	12/9/2005 8:04:40 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 793846

This is just an awesome ad Nicely done. Did you notice that the only spoken words in the ad were from Howard Dean (as always, supplying the most inflammatory rhetoric), Nancy Pelosi, and John Kerry? The Democratic answer has to amount to: hey, that's not fair! we didn't mean "cut and run"! We meant, um, "declare victory and run"! Yeah, that's it! It won't matter to that segment of the country that thinks the statement "Our country is at war" is a Bush Lie. But to those in doubt about the Iraq War, it will be devastating. It underscores that whether the Republicans are right or wrong, they at least have a plan and are sticking to it, and who can count on these Democrats to have one too, when they are so prepared to reverse themselves to pander to their anti-war base?