tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437676.post116543769734493005..comments2023-10-15T08:15:38.143-07:00Comments on The Concerned Troll: Steve Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10819441983325861409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437676.post-1165620296955733982006-12-08T15:24:00.000-08:002006-12-08T15:24:00.000-08:00The "economy isn't bad" lie should be shelved. It ...The "economy isn't bad" lie should be shelved. It is well known that the unemployment numbers are woefully inadequate-and if we count things like below-poverty employment and underemployment, the picture is very bleak indeed. There really is a reason so many have slipped into poverty under the reign of El Shrubbo del Estupido. The apologists can go on ignoring the factual data if they wish, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437676.post-1165439428818217982006-12-06T13:10:00.000-08:002006-12-06T13:10:00.000-08:00Good points except for the economy stuff. The econ...Good points except for the economy stuff. The economy is pretty much fine. Bush had the bad luck of entering office during the beginning of a down turn, and it was a pretty mild downturn as well (thanks, as usual, to things that have nothing to do with Presidents' policy: the housing boom). How high did unemployment go? 6%? That's pathetic. Not a real economic downturn.<BR/><BR/>On Iraq, he's Dvt guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03039476504212188452noreply@blogger.com