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Originally posted by Tomservo
Onetime2- In your generalization you ignore my entire point, that Gray Davis was kicked out of office for doing precisely what you claim we allow politicians to get away with. Davis hid the truth about the deficit, and when it came out, the folks went crazy and booted him out. Granted, the recall was supported by rich Right-wingers, but the vote wasn't close when it hit the ballot. Folks were pissed off.
Ironically, all the problems plaguing California (Deficit spending, energy costs, unemployment, so on) also plague America, and Bush is still firmly in office, while Gray might as well have been the Devil.
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Your point has nothing to do with the original post. The original post talks about John Kerry and George Bush and that's what I've addressed.
I never said that there was never a case of politicians being kicked out of office for hiding costs. I said that it is the norm rather than the exception. Pointing to a single statewide case as being representative of other states or the nation isn't very convincing to me, sorry.