On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 09:27:57 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 08:31:08 -0500, Dave Hall wrote:


The people with their hands on the button of the economy are not, for the
most part, in your camp. The people who paint your states blue are all
those "defendants" of the social safety net that usually scurry around in
the duller parts of the big cities.

Perhaps they should be. Historically, the economy does better under a
democrat administration. It's a myth that Republicans are the fiscally
conservative party. Just go back and look at the past several
administrations. Growth in government, Republicans. Deficits,
Republicans.

I'm sure you overlooked the Carter administration somewhere in there.

Actually the state of the economy has little to do with the current
sitting president. The president has about as much effect on the
economy as a water tuber has control on where he goes when behind the
boat. It's more of a wag the dog scenario. The economy goes south.
People (wrongly) blame the sitting president. They elect the
opposition. The economy rebounds and he claims credit.

Dave