10.22.2008

CAMPAIGN PROMISES, OFFICE REALITIES

Here's a blast from the past that has relevance at both the national (Obama stumping on taxes for the middle class) and local (Nutter in a tight spot between his plan to hack away at business taxes and an ever-increasing budget deficit due to plummeting tax revenues) levels: "Clinton Now Says: The 'Big Things' Never Included His Tax-cut Vow." Funny what happens when campaign promises meet office realities. [Thanks to Greg Mankiw's blog.]

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