GOP calculates Kerry costs/Bush Camp to Spotlight Kerry's Fiscal Policy

[papau]

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/election/0304nation/22campaign.html

GOP calculates Kerry costs By JULIA MALONE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 03/21/04

WASHINGTON -- After pounding away at rival John Kerry's views on defense, President Bush's re-election team this week will be focusing on the cost of Kerry's spending plans, campaign officials said Sunday.<snip>

On Sunday, it released cost estimates for 28 Kerry proposals ($1.7 trillion over the next 10 years), which they said had been calculated by groups such as the Congressional Budget Office, independent research groups and the Kerry campaign itself.<snip>

"Despite their credibility gap, the Bush team wants to mislead America about John Kerry's economic policies," he said. "John Kerry will cut taxes on the middle class, roll back the Bush tax cut for the wealthiest Americans and cut the budget deficit in half."

"We will put out a detailed budget sometime in the future that shows how to get us back on track," campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said earlier.

The most recent postings on Kerry's campaign Web site charge that the president's deficits mean that "each child arrives in this world owing $35,000" and blames the Bush tax cuts that have benefited the wealthiest Americans.<snip>

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13540-2004Mar21.html

Bush Camp to Spotlight Kerry's Fiscal Policy
By Mike Allen and Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, March 22, 2004; Page A04 President Bush's campaign plans to pivot on Monday from Sen. John F. Kerry's national security record to an effort to portray the presumptive Democratic nominee as a reckless spender whose promises would far exceed his capacity to pay for them.

[jean]

1. GOP and Math are like oil and water. Who believes their numbers anymore?

I know, Faux viewers will believe anything. But really, let them trot all their ammo out and pound it into our brains. Get them on the record and on camera.

It's going to be Child's Play (thanks MoveOn.org) to refute their stuff.

By the way, does anyone have that recent Bill Clinton zinger in which he answered, "Arithmetic?"

[papau]

2. GOP numbers are so bad you can not even trend line them -outright lies

:-)

[underpants]

3. "Their numbers haven't been right in 20 years"

-Bill Clinton in 1998 (I think) after Lott got up to a mic and questioned a forecast the White House had issued. I believe Bill had had enough of them throwing around made up numbers.

[jean]

7. Just last week, Clinton was asked something along the lines of

"What did you bring to Washington that the b*sh admin has not..."

(And I may have that question completely screwed around!)

Clinton quickly answered, "Arithmetic."

I can't find it right now - google should have it "somewhere."

[jean]

9. Found the Clinton quote - from Jan 2004

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/7796491.htm

Clinton jabs president in Broward talk
Miami Herald Jan 25, 2004

Clinton added, 'People ask me what great new ideas did you bring to Washington. I say, `Arithmetic.' '' Again, he paused. ``You know, when practical people find themselves in a hole, they stop digging.''

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. It's "new math"

All figures are designed to produce maximum benefit to the rich at the expense of the poor and the dwindling middle class.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. They will play right into Kerry's hands with this

In 00 Bush accused Gore of Fuzzy Math...every proposal he has made be it medicare, NCLB, tax cuts, or Iraq have ALL resulted in FUZZY MATH...much like Kerry snatched the Bring it ON mantra away from them he will be able to use this to his advantage....suckers~!

[jpak]

6. Bush is running on HIS fiscal policy - LOL!

Record surpluses to record deficits in less than 4 years.

Federal spending up 25% under the Chimp's misrule.

The Red Ink Republicans don't have a leg to stand on.

Who do they think they're fooling?

[Ganja Ninja]

8. Not one fiscal projection of this administration has been accurate.

If anybody knows of one please tell me.

They said we could cut taxes, pay for prescription drugs and pay down the deficit. They were wrong.

They said the cost of the war in Iraq would be (? help me out here). They were wrong.

I could go on and on if I had a list of all their false/wrong projections. The point is how the hell can they project for Kerry but be consistently wrong in predicting their own forecasts? That is how Kerry needs to answer all their claims about his fiscal policy

[Catfight]

10. Dr. Evil math? A Gazillion Dollars!

maybe Kerry should come out with , Bu$h proposes Kerry's budget to cost a gazillion dollars in his Dr. Evil impersonation! Ha ha ...