clinton will be unleashing her claws

TPS said
>>This suprises you?

:hihi:

>>Bush, Jr. didn't......

While you are pretty much right (not to discount some problems), we're facing major issues with an expensive war, a tanking dollar, continued transitioning to a global economy, potential economic disaster due to real estate, subprime, ratings agencies (and on down the line of dominos) that will likey take years to emerge from. It's quite possible that whomever gets elected ends up being a one term president because they'll get bashed over the head like Carter did with a "Are you better off than you were 4 years ago" message which may well be a resounding NO. The Bush Administration is one administration you can actually pin a lot of the economy on because they had Congress and got their way for their favorite corporate sectors, hit the middle class over the head and allowed the dollar to free-fall. :shrug:

TPS

Steve, I think the Bush administration would be happy if people "pinned" the economy on them. Other than the brief recession immediately following 9/11, the country has been on an amazingly good economic run, which as we all know, will eventually go south for awhile before beginning its climb again. I am not sure at this point how much fault for the subprime mess can be put on the administration, but it's a problem that is going to haunt the next president.