LOL, the author just could not help himself. He tried to write an objective article about the economy and executive policy but could not resist the evil Republican myth.
It must be tough being a committed lunatic.
What is funny is that the Wash Post is right. Kerry doesn't need to make an economic case. Most people are far to uneducated or don't really care enough to know who's fault the economy is. All they know is that 3 million jobs are lost or more importantly.. they are out of work.
The fact remains that the economy goes through cycles.. no matter how many people attack policies the real reason the economy failed was the internet stock boom.. too much capital going out to too many companies with no return in which investors got caught up in the action of making millions and found out all they were really doing was buying stock at 55 bucks that was really only worth a penny.
Millions lost money trying to have a low odds lottery and got pounded... which is kinda of funny because the stock boom was a real life taking of money from the masses to give to the rich.. Exec's cashed out huge sums while investors continued to convicence themselves that the internet boom would never end.
Now couple that with 9/11 and you got yourself a massive well resilent economy that two blows within 2 years time frame and of course it's going to get a little indigestion.
Now that the economy(and it's people) are a little wiser things will hop right back on track. Of course the only way to conveince people to put money back into an econcomy that kicked their collective butts 3-4 years ago was to put money into their pockets.. write some deficits and let people regain confidence.
Ahh yes.. it's not rocket science.. it's just common sense.