Word: cut
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...issue that was most contentious throughout the debate was the Republican tax cut plan. Both Simon and Kamarck repeatedly brought up problems they saw with the a broad-based tax cut...
Goldsmith said the tax cut plan benefited all parties involved...
...wealthy. In addition, Bush used similar dismissive phrases such as "phony numbers'' three times. Curiously enough, though, out of all of these incidents, in only one case did Bush actually dispute the particular numbers that Gore cited (namely, when Gore claimed that Bush was proposing a $1.9 trillion tax cut, rather than $1.3 trillion). This led me to wonder what exactly was meant by this mysterious word "fuzzy'' and its various cousins...
Gore was the only of the two to show a sense of purposefulness during this debate. He returned often to his most successful themes, arguing that Bush's budget plan doesn't add up and that his tax cut favors the wealthy. Instead of responding to these charges, Bush evaded specifics by calling Gore's attacks "a difference of opinion." He frequently restated his opposition to big government, but did not say how the programs Gore was proposing would be less effective than his more limited agenda, or how an emphasis on state's rights would adequately address the concerns...
...that would have cut it too close, his staff decided, so McCain was forced to cancel...