[Gordongekko909]

Yeah, but when the alternative is Gore or Kerry...

[PeterFinn]

With Bush all we got was Clinton-lite.

[stopem]

So is this "expert" a liberal?

[PubliusToo]

Your facts and figures sound correct, but your assumptions are unproven. How do you know, for example, that government spending has decreased real GDP growth? You may recall that a balanced budget certainly did not end the Great Depression. In fact, the massive federal spending and resulting budget deficits duing WWII most likely ended the depression. Some economists believe that the stimulus of federal spending is required to propel the economy to more consistent positive growth. I understand your point of view, but I just don't see the support for your underlying assumptions.

[manwiththehands]

Under Kerry or Gore the government would not have grown so fast. The "Republicans" in the house would have acted more like Republicans.

[Dante3]

The Federal government is way too big, meddling in things that should be left up to the states. Yet were it is needed, such as stopping the invasion of our country, it waves the white flag.

[ex-snook]

Inflation, the answer to debt. It's the government way.

[mysterio]

Seems to me the "wasted" vote is the vote for big government. With both the dems and pubs neck and neck in the race for insanely bloated government, a vote for either of those parties would seem a "wasted" vote.