If the economy improves in the next two years...

6-Nov-2002 | epluribus_2

[epluribus_2]

Why the Dems are staring at the Kool-Aid (tm) cups. If the normal business cycle turns upward, as is always expected, maybe with the help of some Bush/Republican stimulus as a bonus, then the Democrats have no issues for 2004. It will only get worse for them. Add a Republican prescription drug benefit, continued crack-down/convictions on corporate fraud, and a steady foreign policy philosophy then Dems will really have to grope for issues. Pothole Repair? Collective Bargaining for Preschool Students? They are done. Stick a fork in their reason for being.

[epluribus_2]

(I may add, however, the Greens will be as Rabid as ever and will collect the fleeing remnants of the Dem base much as the Talibunnies fled to Iran, Pakistan, Chechenya.)

[Savage Beast]

And as the Democrat Party circles and heads down the drain, the Libertarians and Conservatives prepare to divide the elecorate.

[Kenton]

It will be interesting to see Wall Street's reaction to this, especially if Greenspan cuts the interest rate, as expected tomorrow.

[TheLion]

Wonder how many rats repositioned their assets to help the market slide. They will be big losers as it tracks up!