Comments on: Obama, Dems Finally Give Us A Recession

By: proreason

proreason — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:47:48 +0000

The lies about this are endless. Here is the official GDP data year by year:
2001 .8 (Clinton recession, 9/11)
2002 1.6
2003 2.5
2004 3.6
2005 2.9
2006 2.8
2007 2.0 Democratic Congress
2008 1.3 Democratic Congress
2009 anybody think it will be positive?

Spot any trends there?

To be fair, the average during Clinton’s years was 3.7. (3.9 with a Republican congress, 3.4 with a Democratic congress). But Clinton didn’t have the War on Terror, the dot-com crash, or Katrina to deal with, and he also benefitted from the fall of Communism and relatively stable oil prices.

By: Alice L.

Alice L. — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:27:06 +0000

The Demos have controlled congress since 2006 – and yet the public foolishly blamed the GOP and voted in more Demos. I hope they are happy with what they have done! Note: Zero talks down economy and blames Bush. This is what he will do for at least two years.

By: Reality Bytes

Reality Bytes — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:17:30 +0000

Last time I checked, there isn’t a space program that blasts money into outer space. It’s all here still here. It’s just a matter of whether it’s frozen (non-liquid) or liquid. You just need to go get it.

PS – I’ll be firing up an Arturo Fuente during half time* this Sunday – a special bonding gesture for our pal, Rush. Go get ‘em Tiger.

*RB may be from Jersey, but he’s not necessarily a Springstein fan.

By: pdsand

pdsand — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:06:32 +0000

Unspecific change cannot possibly be blamed for inspiring a lack of investor and consumer confidence among people who have real money on the line. This 3.8% decline in the GDP must somehow be the result of people being fed up with the government allowing them to keep more of their own money all this time?!?

By: Colonel1961

Colonel1961 — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:08:08 +0000

Yea! We’re finally in a recession! I’ve been hearing about this for over two years and wondering when the f*ck it would finally occur. Self-fulfilling prophecy or normal business cycle – you tell me. (I know the answer, but I don’t want to piss-off Opie.)

Oh, and the economy grew at 1.3% last year? Not too bad…

By: proreason

proreason — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:10:47 +0000

We need more Recession. Rush Limbaugh must be defeated.

Plus…..does anybody else notice a trend in the numbers related to the 2008 election. Didn’t the campaign really kick into gear in Q3 2007? And weren’t the Democrats considered a shoo-in from the beginning? The trend line from then until now is striking.

But of course it must be coincidental…..after all the country has supreme confidence in the Democrats ability to manage the economy.

Really, there are so many amazing coincidences about that election. I guess an 8% drop in national output amounting to $1.1 Trillion in annual lost income for the country is least among them. After all, what are printing presses for?