THE FUTURE WILL BE EXACTLY LIKE TODAY, BUT MORE SO :

Democrats Preview 2004 Strategy (Will Lester, July 29, 2002, Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopefuls offered a preview Monday of the economic debate they hope will dominate the 2004 race for the White House.

They contrasted the booming stock market, federal surpluses and job growth of the roaring 1990s with the tax cuts, volatile stocks and shrinking economy since Bill Clinton left office.

"In just eighteen months, this administration has unraveled the fiscal discipline it took us eight years to build," said Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who spoke to the Democratic Leadership Council's annual policy meeting along with Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. [...]

Kerry and the other Democrats said the nation's economy has undergone a dramatic transition under Bush's leadership.

"In the span of a year, this administration has turned fiscal responsibility on its ear," Kerry said, "turning a budget surplus into a budget with endless deficits spurred on by an irresponsible and unfairly structured tax cut." [...]

Leaders of the group told the party's candidates that it's good to call for corporate accountability but not to take an anti-business approach.

Remember how the issues in July 1994 were a preview of the 1996 Presidential election? Posted by Orrin Judd at July 29, 2002 7:19 PM