[NittanyLion]

C'mon, think it through. Like it or not, his reelection may very well be decided by the moderate female vote in states like PA. This increase is about taking away one of the daggers the Dems always wield each election, the mantra that the GOP is going to kill this program and that program. Killing the arts is one of the issues they always throw out, and like it or not, it is popular with many moderates, esp. Northeast female moderates(think Philly suburbs), CA, FL, etc.

Utter nonsense. I've lived in the Philly suburbs, and the NEA just doesn't resonate outside of the tiny Mainline corridor.

So for what amounts to peanuts compared to the actual budget, he defuses that arguments, showing that he is 'safe' and not 'extreme'. We may need a swing of only 5-10,000 votes may be the deciding margin in as many as a dozen states, just like in 2000.

Bush will destroy any democrat in the field. It's disingenuous to suggest this issue will swing any voters, or even to suggest it'll be necessary come November.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I've lived in the Philly suburbs

So have I.

Having had experience wooing these women, I completely stand by my comments.

[Mo1]

Utter nonsense. I've lived in the Philly suburbs, and the NEA just doesn't resonate outside of the tiny Mainline corridor.

HUH??? ..