on TV and testify that the CIa and the DEa and the FBi knew they were flying drugs into America all along. And they re negotiating with a dictator who is shoveling cocaine into this country like crazy. I guess that's their Central American strategy Now, they tell us that employment rates are great, and that they re for equal opportunity. But we know it takes two paychecks to make ends meet today, when it used to take one. And the pportunity they re so proud of is low-wage, dead-end jobs. And there is no major city in America where you cannot see homeless men sitting in parking lots holding signs that say" will work for food Now, my friends, we really are at a crucial point in American history. Under this administration we have devoted our resources into making this country a military colossus. But we've let our economic lines of defense fall into disrepair. The debt of this nation is greater than it has ev been in our history. We fought a world war on less debt than the Republicans have built up in the last eight years. You know, it's kind of like that brother-in-law who drives a flashy new car but he's always borrowin money from you to make the payments lell, but let's take what they are most proud of. That is their stand of defense. We Democrats are committed to a strong America, and, quite frankly, when our leaders say to us We need a new weapons system, "our inclination is to say, Well, they must be right. But when we pay billions for plains that won't fly, billions for tanks that won't fire, and billions for systems that wont work, that old dog wont hunt. And you dont have to be from Waco to know that when the Pentagon makes crooks rich and doesnt make America strong that it's a bum deal Now r'm going to tell you l'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression and missed the great big war. But I do regret that they missed the leaders that I knew, leaders who told us when things were tough, and that wed have to sacrifice, and that these difficulties might last for a while. They didn' t tell us things were hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. They brought us together and they gave us a sense of national purpose. They gave us Social Security and they told us they were setting up a system where we could pay our own money in, and when the time came for our retirement we could take the money out. People in the rural areas were told that we deserved to have electric lights, and they were gonna hamess the energy that was necessary to give us electricity so my grand mama didnt have to carry that old coal oil lamp around And they told us that they were going to guarantee when we put our money in the bank, that the money was going to be there, and it was going to be insured. They did not lie to us And I think one of the saving graces of Democrats is that we are candid. We talk straight talk. We tell people what we think. And that tradition and those values live today in michael Dukakis from Massachusetts Michael Dukakis knows that this country is on the edge of a great new era, that we're not af raid of change, that we're for thoughtful, truthful, strong leadership. Behind his calm theres anon TV and testify that the CIA and the DEA and the FBI knew they were flying drugs into America all along. And they’re negotiating with a dictator who is shoveling cocaine into this country like crazy. I guess that’s their Central American strategy. Now, they tell us that employment rates are great, and that they’re for equal opportunity. But we know it takes two paychecks to make ends meet today, when it used to take one. And the opportunity they’re so proud of is low-wage, dead-end jobs. And there is no major city in America where you cannot see homeless men sitting in parking lots holding signs that say “I will work for food.” Now, my friends, we really are at a crucial point in American history. Under this administration we have devoted our resources into making this country a military colossus. But we’ve let our economic lines of defense fall into disrepair. The debt of this nation is greater than it has ever been in our history. We fought a world war on less debt than the Republicans have built up in the last eight years. You know, it’s kind of like that brother-in-law who drives a flashy new car but he’s always borrowin' money from you to make the payments. Well, but let’s take what they are most proud of. That is their stand of defense. We Democrats are committed to a strong America, and, quite frankly, when our leaders say to us, "We need a new weapons system," our inclination is to say, “Well, they must be right.” But when we pay billions for plains that won’t fly, billions for tanks that won’t fire, and billions for systems that won’t work, that old dog won’t hunt. And you don’t have to be from Waco to know that when the Pentagon makes crooks rich and doesn’t make America strong, that it’s a bum deal. Now I’m going to tell you I'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression and missed the great big war. But I do regret that they missed the leaders that I knew, leaders who told us when things were tough, and that we’d have to sacrifice, and that these difficulties might last for a while. They didn’t tell us things were hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. They brought us together and they gave us a sense of national purpose. They gave us Social Security and they told us they were setting up a system where we could pay our own money in, and when the time came for our retirement we could tak e the money out. People in the rural areas were told that we deserved to have electric lights, and they were gonna harness the energy that was necessary to give us electricity so my grandmama didn’t have to carry that old coal oil lamp around. And they told us that they were going to guarantee when we put our money in the bank, that the money was going to be there, and it was going to be insured. They did not lie to us. And I think one of the saving graces of Democrats is that we are candid. We talk straight talk. We tell people what we think. And that tradition and those values live today in Michael Dukakis from Massachusetts. Michael Dukakis knows that this country is on the edge of a great new era, that we’re not afraid of change, that we’re for thoughtful, truthful, strong leadership. Behind his calm there’s an