With this idiot in office he'd be pushing Congress to bail these companies out at our expense!


[url]www.nydailynews.com/2002-06-28/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-155860.asp[/url]


[b]By JOEL SIEGEL and LEO STANDORA
Daily News Staff Writers

eating what's likely to be the Democratic war drum in this year's elections, Al Gore blamed the nation's economic scandals — from Enron to WorldCom — last night on President Bush's economic policies.

"You see now what it means to have an administration that's that committed to fighting and working on behalf of the powerful, and letting the people of this country get the short end of the stick," Gore told more than 200 supporters at a Manhattan fund-raiser.

It was his strongest attack yet on Bush's economic policies and a preview of the likely Democratic strategy for November's elections.

"What we see now is a lack of confidence in our national economic policy, in the integrity of our accounting system, in the way government is being run," Gore told more than 200 supporters in Lot 61, a trendy Chelsea night spot.

The private companies, he said, "are not telling the truth about their future liabilities so they can shovel money out to executives at the top. That is exactly what the Bush-Cheney tax plan will do. They are misleading the country about the extent of the liabilities they are putting on us ... on you."

Gore also said the Securities and Exchange Commission isn't doing its job, and he called on its chairman, Harvey Pitt, to resign, suggesting Pitt is too cozy with captains of industry.[/b]

If Bush doesn't start getting his act straight this is an issue that could hurt him and the Republican party. They are lucky that most people haven't started to feel the same way Gore does.

I'm sure the democrats will make it an issue, but I failed to see how Gore linked Bush's policies to the cause.

No facts whatsoever.

Of course democrats and the general sheeple don't need facts.

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

All they have to do is say "You see hear, Bush and the Republicans are pro-corporations and look how these companies are getting away with screwing the working class".

If the media spouts this enough times the sheeple will believe.

For the past 17 months, the Democrats have been desperately flailing about, blindly groping for an issue they can latch onto that doesn't point back to their GoldenBoy Bill, but nothing has stuck.  Bush has proven even slicker than Clinton, because he isn't slick.  He is honest and plain-spoken.  People appreciate that.
I can almost feel Gore's relief through those words - this is an issue that might actually stick, due to the high volume of the bankruptcies and overreporting going on.

I am starting to feel that you don't like that word [:D].