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...THERE was more to the Clinton esque idealism of just retribution for lazy voodoo economics. Something about the hardships of zero growth and increased unemployment brought out the worst in Americans. For one thing, the people just had to blame Bush for the recession. This is the oldest political tragedy in the books; Americans are incapable of differentiating what the government can do from what it cannot...
Constancy has not been a hallmark of Bush's political style. His position on taxes, for example, is a monument to political expediency. In 1980 he opposed Ronald Reagan's supply-side theories as "voodoo economics," then promptly jettisoned that belief in exchange for a place on the G.O.P. ticket. In 1988 he vowed to lower the deficit without raising taxes, only to reverse himself two years later when he signed the 1990 budget deal. That agreement raised all kinds of taxes -- and still failed to lower the deficit...
Florida, the only Southern state where Clinton faces strong competition from former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas, was the site of much of today's bickering. Calling it "kinder, gentler voodoo economics," Tsongas criticized Clinton's proposal for tax breaks which include a middle-class...
Marry Tsongas' emphasis on capital formation with Clinton's concern for human capital, and voters could have a compelling alternative to the policies George Bush labeled "voodoo economics" before he adopted them as Ronald Reagan's 1980 running mate. All that's needed now is for Tsongas and Clinton to actually engage in the debate they profess to crave -- that and two open minds...
That's because, politically, George Bush is nothing. Once an advocate of Planned Parenthood and a critic of "voodoo economics," he's now an anti-choice basher and a supply side disciple. He's a champion of political expedience and ambition--and not much else...