[Thane_Banquo]

I disagree. The American people are not in the same plastic banana feel-good mood they were in during the Clinton years, and on top of that this has happened specifically because the Democrats refused to pass a budget last fall. As well, in 1995 FOX News wasn’t the most popular news station, and there wasn’t a blogosphere and Matt Drudge to get our argument out. These things didn’t even exist.

The facts are quite different this time.

[A Texan]

All true, but I believe people are even bigger idiots now. Too many people are use to the government handouts, and of course we will hear the repeated calls from the dems that “minorities and children will be hardest hit” along with a steady dose of “the elderly will lose SS and MC”.

[traderrob6]

“I disagree. The American people are not in the same plastic banana feel-good mood they were in during the Clinton years, and on top of that this has happened specifically because the Democrats refused to pass a budget last fall. As well, in 1995 FOX News wasn’t the most popular news station, and there wasn’t a blogosphere and Matt Drudge to get our argument out. These things didn’t even exist.

The facts are quite different this time.”

Spot on.