Forgetting the Past

Why do democrats try to compare the "Bush" economy with the "Clinton" economy. While watching "Your World with Neil Cavuto" today Obama's economic advisor Dr. Laura Tyson ignores the internet dot com collapse, the business scandals that survived under Clinton watch, Clinton's end of termeconomic downturn, 9-11, the cost of the war on terrorism - which include not only physical wars but also all the security measures, and the rise of oil prices due in part to the Democrats not accepting Bush's energy plan and blocking oil drilling.