It really is the economy,stupid!

[sufrommich]

The economy is obviously going to take front and center this election season.The republicans seem incapable of moving past their trickle down/Darwinian policies that have made us what we are today.I honestly don't think it's going to matter which candidate we run against them,they've got nothing to offer the except more of the same.The Democratic theme for the coming election needs to be a short and simple question to the American people:"How's that working out for you?"

Lots of good Op-Eds in the NYT today,here's one of them:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/opinion/19herbert.html?em&ex=1200978000&en=e6db9f048b9b7ef6&ei=5087%0A

[thunder rising]

1. No ... IT'S STILL THE WAR. And all the money that is being thrown at it.

Stop shoveling money into Iraq and watch the economy improve.

[sunonmars]

3. you have no idea about economics do you.

this is not just a US this is all over the world.

[RC]

5. That is only part of it. The major problem is the off shoring of the

manufacturing. Manufacturing is the engine that powers the economy. Our economy is coasting to a halt. Most of what we have left is powering the war machine in Iraq and else where.

[Fresh_Start]

8. if it wasn't for the war

the US economy would have tanked much earlier.

The US government is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the economy.
The war is not contracting the economy its expanding it.
Whats contracting the economy is bad news and plenty of it on the consumer side.

[sunonmars]

2. Its tanking bigtime expect a big part of this in tonights debate.

[sufrommich]

4. It better be! We need a strong and clear message to the

American people that the republicans have failed us in every way conceivable.They are the party of shattered fantasies.

[tanyev]

6. "Darwinian policies"

Too true. Funny how they can be so offended by Darwinian science and yet wholeheartedly embrace survival of the fittest economic policies.

[sufrommich]

7. Fortunately for the GOP,at least in the past,

irony goes right over the heads of their base.Hopefully,the light bulb turns on for the rest of us. :think: