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Bush losing support from moderate republicans

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Bush losing support from moderate republicans

This is what happens when you polarize the country!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&e=19&u=/nm/campaign_crossovers_dc
from JoeUser Forums
I saw this on Yahoo today. I knew this months ago from my work with the Clark campaign! Every week we would have more and more of these folks come to our meetups.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&e=19&u=/nm/campaign_crossovers_dc

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Brian
democrat
13,451 views 27 replies
Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top
Madine? Questioning your leadership does not connotate disloyalty. (referring to Big John McCain)

Sorry, after my last comment i was feeling a little like a moderator, instead of the guy who started this whole thing, figured i had better get back in the game
Reply #27 from JoeUser Forums Top
Surely you would agree that his campaign rhetoric seemed to indicate a devotion to budget surpluses greater than his devotion to tax cuts or to spending. In other words, fiscal conservatism. If you don't buy that, then I have to ask, what kind of hypothetical quote would convince you?

Surpluses don't just "materialize." They require fiscal responsibility. We have no surplus partly due to Bush's spending increases and tax cuts. And granted, partly due to terrorism and a weak economy. But tax cuts have been *greater* than he originally claimed. Spending has been too. Look at the numbers.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-soi/03tc18fy.xls

Revenue was up in FY 2001 (half Clinton, half Bush) and down by ~$100 billion in FY2002, which is at least partly due to his tax cuts. Not sure exactly how much, but note that income tax revenue fell, and almost all other forms of revenue rose or stayed roughly constant, so income tax cuts look like they might be a major culprit. Meanwhile, the CBO has projected $400 billion deficits through 2014. Revenue loss is an inadequate explanation. Bush, by the way, is still pushing for tax cuts.
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