Originally Posted By Dabob2 <<Poverty rate for 1993 (Clinton's first year in office): 15.1. Poverty rate in 1994: 14.6. The rate was 14.8 in 1992, but of course FY1993 ended September '93, so Clinton was in only 8+ months for FY '93, and Bush I for nearly 4 months, so you can't count FY '93 as a "Clinton year.">> <So 2001 counts as a Bush year, but 1993 doesn't count as a Clinton year? Nice double standard you got going there, Dabob.> Where did I use 2001? Count 2001 as a Bush year or don't; the fact remains that the poverty rate has climbed every year he's been in office. Period. <<Clinton kept the recovery going, and in fact accelerated it.>> <The economy was growing faster before Clinton took office than it did for the first few years after. It wasn't until the Republicans took over Congress that the economy really took off. But you knew that. > Depends on the yardstick you use. But you knew that.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Where did I use 2001?> Post 42. You said, "It has gone up 4 straight years under Bush, the tax-cutter for the wealthy." Since the rate for 2005 hasn't been announced, you must have been counting 2001. <Depends on the yardstick you use. But you knew that.> No, I didn't. I assume all yardsticks measure the same.
Originally Posted By cmpaley Republican Yardstick: Oil company profits CEO Bonuses Democrat Yardstick: Real incomes for wage-earners Inflation rate
Originally Posted By cmpaley Now, now, that's not fair. Only the second Clinton term for that question. ;-)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <<Where did I use 2001?>> <Post 42. You said, "It has gone up 4 straight years under Bush, the tax-cutter for the wealthy." Since the rate for 2005 hasn't been announced, you must have been counting 2001.> Fair enough. But the fact remains: the poverty rate has climbed every year Bush been in office. Period. <Depends on the yardstick you use. But you knew that.> <No, I didn't. I assume all yardsticks measure the same.> You should know better.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder Cokie Roberts was on the Colbert Report last night lamenting about the nasty partisanship in today's politics. No one just agrees to disagree anymore, they have to get that last zinger in. As in post 66.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh Hey, he throws me a slow hanging curve ball, I'm going to knock it out of the park.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh You just can tell what's going on. You've gone too far into left field.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer He didn't hit a foul. The ball went outside the play area on it's own. When he hit the ball, it was not in the foul area. Besides, the quarterback doesn't even know how to throw a googlie.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "You just can tell what's going on." Why, yes I can. Thank you.
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