The final and most serious argument is that whatever the short-term benefits, the tax cuts have left us with a long-term fiscal mess. I realize it's now practically illegal to have modulated views about anything related to the Bush administration, but ... What I don't understand is why the administration doesn't now pivot and say: OK, we had a potential crisis. We prevented it. Now the recovery is in full swing. Let's address the long-term problems. Let's talk about the consequences of the aging baby boomers. Nader should force Bush and Kerry to talk about pre-empting the grave and gathering generational storm. After all, isn't this at the very core of the Bush doctrine? Grading the President | 
