It’s the economy, stupid
Posted by Moonage on 14 Jul 2005 | Tagged as: National Debt, National Politics, Oil Supply, Political Correctness, The Media
So far this week:
- Consumer Prices Hold Steady in June ( Read no-inflation )
- Nonfarm employment increased by 146,000 in June
- The jobless rate in June was 5.0 percent, seasonally adjusted. It has trended downward since February 2005 and is now 1.3 percentage points lower than its most recent high in June 2003.
- The trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in May to $55.3 billion as exports rose slightly to a new record and imports retreated a bit from the record set in April, a U.S. government report showed on Wednesday.
- Surging revenues and a steady economy have led the White House to project that this year’s federal budget deficit will drop to $333 billion, nearly $100 billion below earlier estimates.
Now, anyone remember "It’s the economy, stupid"? Remember all the calls for Bush’s head because of the economy he inherited? I mean, that’s all we heard in 2004.
With all that economic upside occurring right now, what are we hearing about Bush?
- Plamegate Turns D.C. Upside Down
- Wilson says Bush should fire Rove Ex-envoy tells NBC top administration official engaged of ‘abuse of power’
- Bush declines to comment on Rove
I don’t see anywhere where the media is asking or has asked Bush what he thinks about the sudden change of fortune in the economy. It’s been building for quite some time. This might be the next boon. Not one single question from the press. Not one. So how is the media explaining this?
Sorta gives new meaning to the "it’s all about oil" argument doesn’t it?
I just get so tired of the media doing every thing they possibly can to make Bush look bad. I mean, the good economic news is pouring in right now faster than the markets can even adjust for it. They totally ignore that. Instead, they hammer on Karl Rove, which IMO is a dead-end right now until at the very least the grand jury is finished. I mean, there’s nothing to report here. Wilson in all likelihood is going to have his character slaughtered at the expense of The White House because he seems to be a chronic liar and has something to do with the "lie" that Bush told. Is the media watching that angle unfold? NooooOOOOOHHHH! They are so hung up on finding some dirt on Bush that they are ignoring what is probably the biggest domestic story of the year unfold. And, that is the economy, stupid.
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