While Bush may be slipping in the latest polls all economic data is indicating the economy is moving up. Companies are hiring, layoffs are slowing, consumers are buying more, manufacturing is up, etc. Looks like the Bush tax cuts are working. And if this trend continues it takes a large argument away from the Dems during the election year...they will have to fall back to only criticizing Iraq, and that alone will not get them the Presidency.

Oh and BTW...

Dean is a hippocrate. First he says he is all for campaign finance reform, but the minute he can raise more than the gov't match that puts a cap on the spending he jumps ship, does a 180 degree flip flop, and says he will not take the match to limit spending.

With the way the other Democratic contenders are assailing him they will spend all their money on winning the primary, leaving a bruised and batter oponent with mud on his face to face Bush. All the dirt on these guys will come out before the Democratic convention and they will hurt each other more than they are Bush. In all actuality they are helping Bush more than they are hurting him. Rather than taking a unified approach to beat Bush they are taking a decisive approach...and for the Democrats they may be splitting themselves worse than Bush & Gore did to the nation in 2000.