Cherri showed us that the flap over "Robbing the White House" was overblown. Why are these things under so much scrutiny? Is it some kind of "news" that a campaign contribution buys a favor? Isn't that what has made the system work, for Dems as well as Repubs, since its inception?

I guess its just me.

-- Help (me@out.here), February 26, 2001

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The economy had been going down the toilet since early last year.

-- dudesy (dudesy@37.com), February 26, 2001.

"The economy had been going down the toilet since early last year."

That's because they knew Dumbya was coming to screw it up, so they bailed out early.

-- read my lips (like father @ like. son), February 26, 2001.

The rate of personal and business debt accumulation foretold this current slide, and that happened well before last year. It's got nothing to do with Bush or Clinton (beyond the fact that Clinton should have stressed higher savings levels, and lesser debt levels among consumers and businesses).

-- economy was tanking long ago, you just did not notice (moreinterpretation@ugly.com), February 27, 2001.