DAVENPORT REPORT: AP
Mike Glover from the AP reports on Howard Dean's appearance at the "Hear it From the Heartland Forum" in Davenport with Senator Tom Harkin. Some excerpts:
Sharpening his attacks on President Bush's policies, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean asserted Sunday that the nation will face an economic depression if Bush is re-elected.
Dean cited a statistic that 2.5 million jobs have been lost during Bush's first term in office, laying the blame on Bush's handling of an economy that has remained sluggish.
"Two and half million jobs in two and half years," said Dean. "If we re-elect this president, we'll be in a depression. That's 8 million jobs in eight years."
A job loss of that magnitude would plunge the nation into an economic slowdown far worse that the current recession, Dean argued.
Dean.... argues he has the best chance of defeating Bush because he can draw the sharpest differences with the president.
Sharpening his attacks on President Bush's policies, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean asserted Sunday that the nation will face an economic depression if Bush is re-elected.
Dean cited a statistic that 2.5 million jobs have been lost during Bush's first term in office, laying the blame on Bush's handling of an economy that has remained sluggish.
"Two and half million jobs in two and half years," said Dean. "If we re-elect this president, we'll be in a depression. That's 8 million jobs in eight years."
A job loss of that magnitude would plunge the nation into an economic slowdown far worse that the current recession, Dean argued.
Dean.... argues he has the best chance of defeating Bush because he can draw the sharpest differences with the president.