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March 09, 2004

The more things change...
Posted by Jon Henke

..the more they stay the same. Here's a Clinton campaign talking point from 1992:

Bush can't debate his economic record, so he reverts to desperate political ploys and drags out old scapegoats and silly distractions to try and fool the American people one more time.

Bush promised a "kinder, gentler" America then gave us the worst economy in 50 years. Bush promised us 30 million new jobs then used our tax money to ship American jobs overseas. Bush said "Read My Lips" then signed the second biggest tax increase in history.

Over and over again, George Bush has favored tax cuts for the wealthy and special favors for the special interests over what works for our economy and for middle class Americans. He’s buckled to lobbyists and the powerful instead of standing up for everyday Americans.
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We have the weakest economic growth under a President in more than 50 years and the worst job numbers since the Great Depression.
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If we’re serious about keeping manufacturing jobs from moving overseas, we need to have the courage to close the tax loopholes that actually encourage companies to leave America to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. It’s unpatriotic. And it costs us jobs.

Apparently, though, the Democratic Party has discovered a wonderful Presidential election trick. Regardless of policies, you can recycle the same message during the economic downcycle. People eat that stuff up.

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