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...killed the surplus? Don't look at us, said the Democrats, who were quick to blame Bush and cue up a few Truman visuals of their own. They rushed out a TV ad that aired in Washington, D.C., Missouri and Texas and featured Harry S at the desk with his famed THE BUCK STOPS HERE sign on it. "George W. Bush is in Harry Truman's hometown explaining his budget, and he's got a lot of explaining to do," the ad retorted. "Because the Bush budget violates one of Harry Truman's basic principles--protecting our seniors...
...barring a fiscal belt-tightening miracle the likes of which Washington has rarely seen, the Social Security surplus will indeed be invaded this fall, to no economic effect. And though both sides will be responsible, Democrats will blame Bush and his tax cut, and Bush will blame Democrats and their spending...
...still scattered across the country for their August recess, are beginning to hear questions from constituents, many of whom are nervous: What might happen now that the pile of extra tax dollars isn't as huge as everyone originally thought? The politicians, not surprisingly, are busily crafting messages that blame the budget shortfall on the opposing party. What are the voters hearing? I decided to follow a Democrat and a Republican last week in hopes of finding...
Today home schoolers run one of the most effective lobbies in Washington, with connections all the way to the White House, where the President recently hosted a reception for home-schooled students. Bush's Under Secretary for Education Eugene Hickok told TIME that "we cannot blame people for exercising their choices and home schooling until we have some real changes out there...
...they the most overindulged brats in history or the victims of a bum rap? Many of the young people who responded to our story felt they had been unfairly dissed. "How can parents blame us for being spoiled, when pop culture and advertising--created by adults--have targeted us as a market?" asked a Colorado teen. "You slapped negative labels on our entire generation," complained a Californian. "None of my friends got a Mercedes for their 16th birthday. What we do have are the problems that the President is leaving for the future." A Wisconsin high-schooler was more upbeat...