don't shoot the messenger...
you might want to see this:
The economy has bled 3.1 million jobs since George W. Bush assumed the presidency in 2001, the worst record since the Depression. The official unemployment rate, constantly re-jiggered to make the economy appear more robust, has risen to 5.1 percent. The long-term unemployment rate, which includes people who have had such bad luck looking for work that they’ve given up entirely, has doubled, to over 13 percent.
Meanwhile, inflation is approaching seven percent. Again, that’s the official inflation rate. Your mileage as an average American — who spends a third of your pay on housing and more and more on gas — will vary. But let’s not dwell on the irony of $4-a-gallon gas resulting from a war fought to steal oil.
But wait. There’s even more bad news..........
(heads-up to
twistedchick for the link - Z.)
