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To: JohnM who wrote (103378)	2/6/2009 3:15:01 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541990

Further into wherever beyond the wilderness is. ------------------------------------ Poll: Limbaugh Could Galvanize Dems, Alienate Independents By Eric Kleefeld - February 6, 2009, 12:16PM A new Gallup poll explains why Democrats are now so eager to connect the anti-stimulus bill Republicans to Rush Limbaugh, and to set up Rush as the new Leader of the Opposition: Independents hate him, he can galvanize Democrats...and Republican voters actually do like him. Limbaugh's favorable-unfavorable numbers among Republicans stand at 60%-23%. Among independents, though, he's at just 25%-45%. And Democrats definitely have it in for him at 6%-63%. Multiplying out the partisan subsets in this poll, we get an overall top-line result of 28% favorability for Limbaugh across the country, compared to 45% unfavorable. So if Limbaugh does become a national issue, the data shows he could be a net plus for the Dems -- though the obvious caveat exists that swing voters could have more important things to worry about than some radio loudmouth. tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

To: JohnM who wrote (103378)	2/6/2009 5:01:07 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541990

John: If you wish, I'm game. Well I haven't read the book, so you are at a distinct advantage. I still think the debt issue if the biggest point against Krugman's argument that government can fix everything. Without critical thinking on that you are only arguing one side of the issue. What does Krugman have to say about Austrian School economics thinking? Is there a table of contents to get that information? There was a hint of the economic cycles in the article - but as I say, I don't have the book. .......See, they believe that downturns (recessions) are not a bad thing, but a natural part of economic cycles. It is when you try to halt the changes in the economy (as Greenspan did) that then leads us into a depression - or a complete economic melt down. Look forward to your comments. steve