Back in the 2004 election the Democrats claimed that the Bush Tax Cuts had destroyed the American economy, which was as bad as when Hoover was President, and that the individual States were going to go bankrupt. I just saw that the GPD grew by an amazing 5.3% during the last quarter; so much for the poor economy. The Media, of course, portray this in the most negative light, pointing out that we can't continue at that rate, etc. I also read that most States are running large budget surpluses, and that Texas has just enacted the largest Texas State Tax reduction in history. Were the Democrats honestly wrong, or were they simply lying in an attempt to get people to vote for them. I wonder what Molly Ivin's explanation for this is.