it's not that there is NO difference between Republicans and Democrats.  Clearly there is, and the current administration is proving that quite well, especially WRT foreign policy and constitutional issues.

But to be fair, the difference, particularly on economic/trade/deregulation issues and corporate influence, has been greatly reduced since 1980-Today.

The DLC democrats (and NAFTA, GATT, The Telecom Act of 1996 to name some examples) proved that quite well.  BTW, who was the economy booming for in the 90's and why?  I know it's not *entirely* because of the tech boom, but no one can deny the tech boom helped.

But I mean, in this country we have a strange habit of measuring economic success by only looking for increased growth and GDP (and various stock market related scrolling tickers saying up, up and away), which can very easily be disconnected from how well the *average* American is doing.

PS---With all that said, the majority of Americans *do* benefit economically from having a Dem in the Whitehouse.  And yes, NAFTA *has* been a net negative for America (and Mexico).  I know some people disagree, but they need to explain why, especially in light of the evidence.

by Tom Hanc on 02/25/2008 10:08:08 PM EST

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