ELEMENTS Conventional Wisdom Clinton ( + ) Old CW: Not ready for prime time. New CW: Almost ready for Mount Rushmore. The Plan ( + ) Solid effort. Hill Munchkins should quit nibbling and pass the sucker. Taxes ( - ) Bill broke middle-class pledge, soaked the upper-bracket CW. Ouch. Spending ( - ) Some “investment” is fine, but they’re makin’ bacon, too. Cuts ( - ) Not enough. Slash the Collider, space station, ketchup-measuring bureaucrats. The GOP ( - ) Deficit chicken hawks should put up or shut up. If you wanna cut more, say where.
