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To: Lane3 who wrote (60033)	4/19/2008 1:55:26 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543020

You are greatly underestimating the power of the President versus Congress -- perhaps that's why you are disregarding my graph. It is not only the President's veto that gives him power, but also the bully pulpit. If the President is a great communicator, he can run circles around a Congress of the opposite party, as Reagan proved. In an environment of "deficits don't matter", which has sadly developed over the last few decades, it is very tempting for politicians of both parties to follow the President's lead of cutting taxes and increasing spending, regardless of party affiliation. So, if a presidential candidate has already declared that he wants taxes cut in the face of enormous deficits, watch out. I think that a McCain presidency will extend and worsen the fiscal irresponsibility of the past 8 years. A Democratic Congress will not stop him. It's easy to follow the leader into politically facile actions -- especially if he is of the other party and you can blame him for the consequences.