Its hard to believe that there are so many educated people who still insist that the fate of the economy depends on the party in power. Business cycles and collateral events come and go and it all really has little to do with the actions of the chief excutive at the time. Reagan and Clinton were the lucky occupants when conditions were improving while Carter and now Bush inherited deteriorating situations that had little to do with any action or inaction on their part.On their worst day, most private corporations outperform government.The economic crime of the century is not Enron or Worldcom which ultimately will affect only a small number of people over a short period of time. Meanwhile we and our employers pay 15% of every dollar we earn in Social Secuity and our government readily admits workers under age 60 will surely receive far less than they contribute. If you want to talk about gross fraud, lets start with the cases that cause the most damage. Though they posture endlessly,the president and congress have very little control over economic events---thank god! Things will improve and when they do it will be despite government and not because of it.