...just imagine how bad it REALLY is.

04/20/06 FOX Poll: Gloomy Economic Views; Bush Approval at New Low

THE BOOMING ECONOMY

By any measure, the economy of the United States of America is booming. Unfortunately, if you watch television news or read the newspaper (remember those?,) everyone thinks we've fallen on hard times. That's too bad. All that government schooling sure comes in handy for the liberal elites running the press when they want to push the big lie.

Right now, unemployment is at 4.7%. By any measure, that's very low...approaching full employment. In fact, in 1996 when Bill Clinton was running for re-election, the media bragged about the unemployment at the time of around 6%. Why brag? Because they wanted the public to think things were oh-so-swell so they would keep Clinton in office. So you get the idea...when there's a Democrat in the Oval Office, low unemployment is low, but if it's a Republican, all unemployment is high. And so the media template goes.

The economy right now is on fire.....in fact, it's been growing year after year. But don't tell the dumb masses. They'll tell you that the economy is in the toilet. Why? It's those darned gas prices! Never mind that gas prices have been high for several years running in the summer months, and ignore the fact that, adjusted for inflation, they've been higher in the past.

Another example: When Bush ran for office he promised to increase jobs in the U.S. For years after his election the press ran with examples on how Bush was failing to live up to his promise. Then .. the promised jobs started to materialize, the press suddenly couldn't find its tongue. No surprise.

So what's really behind the lack of good news about our great economy? Make no mistake, it is the slanted propaganda churned out daily by the mainstream media and the Democrats. Such is their desire to remove Republicans from office that they will do anything to create the impression that the economy is terrible, and that includes fail to tell you the truth about our current economic boom.

But just look around you.....and you'll see otherwise.

That is, unless your head is in the sand. Like most people on the left.

the dems are amking up the fact that gas is priced at $4.50/gal at some brooklyn stations......oh wait....thats true

what do you do for a living rory?
for myself things are getting so expensive that my wages are going backwards and i am working harder than ever...... and the average home price is now over $400,000 all around seattle and even at $50,000/year now you are basically at the poverty line and one cold away from bankruptcy...

between my natural gas bill, my electric bill and my fuel bill for the month....im paying over $600/month more that i was two years ago... and that doesnt include huge increases in food prices or all kinds of other factors..... not one person that i know of, in incomes ranging from 35,000 -1.5 mil a year is doing better than they were a few years ago..........

can we have a real discussion (non-cut n paste) with you as to why you feel the economy is so strong when the reality on the street is so different????? and can we

I think his point is that the economy is booming if you are a major corporation. We just need to be patient and wait for the trickle down effect......Still waiting!

Classic example of not being able to see the forest through the trees! But then again you never have to worry about the forest if all you ever see are trees.

"When Bush ran for office he promised to increase jobs in the U.S. For years after his election the press ran with examples on how Bush was failing to live up to his promise. Then .. the promised jobs started to materialize"

Do you really think jobs increased or do you think the definition was gerry mandered? Yeah, that's what I thought... you don't think!

Keep up the feeble effort!

Krusty doesn't understand American economics. He doesn't understand how the unemployment rate is derived, and why a lower number isn't necessarily a good thing. And neither does the author of that cut-n-paste job.

It took this administration over 5 years to recover from the weakest recession in history. They are still behind the power curve on job creation. Wages are not keeping up with inflation, rising interest rates, energy costs, etc. The only people the economy is booming for is the upper 5% of Americans. Maybe Krusty is part of that clique, and he hangs out here because he's bored with his conspicuous consumption.

The only reason the Republicans keep trying to convince us the economy is booming for the middle class is because they will say and do anything to stay in power. Just look closely at the last 10 years. Look at the surplus they've blown, the deficit they've created, and the mess our grandkids will be paying for.

Had enough yet? I know I have.