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To: combjelly who wrote (353483)	10/3/2007 3:39:39 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578142

"[MSNBC's Keith] Olbermann named me 'The Worst Person in the World.' ... "What act of mine, you might wonder, qualified me for such a distinction? Had I provided a prestigious platform for the president of Iran, the Persian Hitler whose agents are presently killing American troops in the Middle East and who has openly called for the elimination of the Jewish state? Had I perhaps produced a full page ad in the New York Times, which declared the leader of our troops in Iraq a traitor? Did I perhaps coin the name 'General Betray Us' as a not-so-clever way to tarnish an American hero? No, as a matter of fact, Keith Olbermann did that. "What I did to deserve this distinction was organize a nationwide campus effort called 'Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week,' which will be held on over 100 campuses on Oct. 22-26. ... This is shaping up as the largest conservative student protest ever and has the anti-American left in a frenzy." — David Horowitz, writing on "The Worst Person in the World," Monday at FrontPage Mag.com

To: combjelly who wrote (353483)	10/3/2007 3:44:51 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578142

Not every high in the economic cycle is so inflated. And once again the tax cuts didn't fully take effect until 2004 (and that assume falsely that all their benefits start right away once they are fully implemented). And all such benefits are at the margin. Saying tax cuts are beneficial for the economy doesn't mean that the economy will grow unusually fast after the cut. Other factors may predominate. You can get a smaller shrinkage because of the cut, or get slow growth rather than stagnation. There are always many factors at play. As for there are always natural and other disasters." True, but Katrina was the most costly hurricane and 9/11 the worst terrorist attack in our history. Most recoveries didn't have to deal with something like either, or with the large increase in oil prices that we have had.