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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Feb 09, 2004 07:18pm |
| Category | Commentary |
| News Date | Feb 09, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | by Andrew Sullivan
Only at TNR Online | Post date 02.09.
Many conservative commentators greeted the president's "Meet The Press" interview with considerable gloom. President Bush, they argued, seemed tired, bumbling, didn't actually answer the questions asked, and failed to address the most important issues out there in the country. I disagree somewhat. I felt his answers on the war and its general rationale, his willingness to concede errors, and his demeanor were strong and appealing to those who aren't already turned off by this president's character and personality. But it was in the second part of the interview that things, to my mind, unraveled. Bush offered no compelling rationale for reelecting him. He offered excuses on the economy; and, on the critical matter of the country's fiscal health, he seemed scarily out of touch. Here's the most worrying section of the interview, with some of my comments:
RUSSERT: The General Accounting Office [GAO], which are the nation's auditors ...
BUSH: Yes.
RUSSERT: ... have done a study of our finances. And this is what your legacy will be to the next generation.
It says that our current fiscal policy is unsustainable. They did a computer simulation that shows that balancing the budget in 2040 could require either cutting total federal spending in half or doubling federal taxes.
Why, as a fiscal conservative, as you like to call yourself, would you allow a $500 billion deficit and this kind of deficit disaster? |
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