Reply #13: Point taken.

[AtomicKitten]

The GOP think the deficit is a winner for them, however, it is a reality that cannot be readily dismissed and the unfortunately Democrats have no choice but to answer. Most economists agree we should be stimulating the fragile economy, not starving it. Even if we win the argument, the GOP will simply do it at the state level as they are doing now in several states. That presents a conundrum for the Democrats in their response to the GOP's one-taxcut-fits-all policy.

I was furious to find seven House Democrats voting with the GOP to block the Democrats' effort to stop subsidies for oil/gas companies. The only flaw in Howard Dean's 50-state strategy is that it brought us more BlueDogs/ConservaDems. I have never bought into the notion that only that particular flavor of Democrat can win purple states, and that is something we must remedy.