[Professor S]

One thing the charts should also illustrate is that these "new ideas" that are being pushed by President Obama, Pelosi, etc. are not new at all, just tired retreads of old ideas like The New Deal under FDR and The Great Society under Johnson.

Bond, why do you think fiscal conservatives have such a hard time making the argument that you did? It's so straight forward and simple when you put it in those terms. Do you think politicians are simply afraid that people won't understand the tax cut argument beyond the immediate affect to their pocket book?

Its things like this that make me appreciate Reagan more the older I get: He never talked down to the American people or tried to misrepresent his views out of fear his constituency wouldn't "get it". I think there is a lack of trust and confidence by politicians today, and that gets returned in kind.

As for the Bush scapegoating, the dems will get some mileage out of this right now, but they need to be wary of continuing with it. The feeling I get is that most people who disliked Bush want to get BEYOND his presidency, not give it grave dressing, and every time a politician mentions Bush's name people get more and more sick of it.