Bob Klahn -> Mimi Gallandt wrote:

 BK>>>>  Not for very long. He will soon come to recognize, as GHW Bush
 BK>>>>  did, that tax increases are necessary to pay the bills.

 EH>>> The tax increase was forced on GHW Bush by a Democrat Congress.
 BK> All the
 EH>>> president can do is either sign or veto what Congress sends him.

 BK>>>>  That and recognize the insanity of cutting taxes during a war.

 EH>>> You don't know what you are talking about.

 MG>> One wonders if fat boy blames the world wide economic
 MG>> problems on Bush too.

 BK>  One wonders if mentally ill girl recognizes that Bush shares the
 BK>  blame with Graham, one of McCain's advisors, and much of the
 BK>  conservative dereg movement.

The subprime mess can NOT be blamed on Bush or McCain or Graham. They all
warned that if Fannie and Freddie weren't reined in there would be a mess.
The CRA and further dereg of Fannie/Freddie by Clinton brought on the
crisis.

Ed

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