This article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/business/31view.html?_r=2&em&oref=slogin&oref=slogin does a very good job of breaking down the presidential candidates economic policies.

But this post (http://yaforobama.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2246335%3ABlogPost%3A8502) from Scott Westerfield walks the reader through the economic history of Republicans and Democrats.

Its hard to imagine the difference being this easily seen, but it is.