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Laura PourMeADrink

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49. So much to refute? Most of this is true, isn't it? Except where'd they get 3 wars?

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 08:18 AM

Aug 2012

Unfortunate as it is, and as much progress as Obama has made to clean up their
mess...there are some down points. Now none may be his fault at all
but they still exist.

If they didn't exist, Obama might be 10 points ahead?

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Obama is in a mess! [View all] DippyDem Aug 2012 OP

You lost me at "recession is over". Many are still out of work. n/t gkhouston Aug 2012 #1

While I agree (to a point), it takes a lot longer to fix the economy than it does to blow it up. nt DCKit Aug 2012 #2

I agree, but saying "recession is over" makes it sound like "problem solved". "Recession ending, gkhouston Aug 2012 #6

but recession is a real word, veganlush Aug 2012 #14

I'm aware of the definition of "recession". Here's the thing: people care about jobs, not GDP. gkhouston Aug 2012 #24

If We Want To Avoid The Pain Of Recovery, We Need To Quit Electing The Asshats That Cause Recessions mikekohr Aug 2012 #52

Recession=Job market going down. We are in slow recovery. DippyDem Aug 2012 #3

Today BlueinOhio Aug 2012 #25

When they say consumer buying is up, I wonder who it is. Although I live in a relatively prosperous freshwest Aug 2012 #40

What if they had done this with Repubican support? We'd be out of this and AllyCat Aug 2012 #43

Not love from the GOP BrainMann1 Aug 2012 #47

Hey, "Brain", FatIrishBastard Aug 2012 #50

Woops...."Ally" FatIrishBastard Aug 2012 #51

Huh? It was speculation on my part for the fantasy of "What would have happened if they had worked AllyCat Aug 2012 #59

That's true.. sendero Aug 2012 #31

Many have always, in any year, been out of work. But our economy is recovering pnwmom Aug 2012 #4

"Recession" is a technical term with a specific meaning alcibiades_mystery Aug 2012 #5

I'm acquainted with the specific definition, but telling someone "hey, the economy's recovered" gkhouston Aug 2012 #7

Yes it is.. sendero Aug 2012 #32

4 million private sector jobs created is a recovery by any definition bhikkhu Aug 2012 #37

When 17% of the would-be-working population... sendero Aug 2012 #46

Who is playing word games? bhikkhu Aug 2012 #58

A recession is a fixed formula. JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #35

Here in Wisconsin, that is also the case, but we have idiot Scott Walker to blame for that AllyCat Aug 2012 #42

I admit it... You got me! n/t Raine1967 Aug 2012 #8

Nice summary of Obama's first term PatSeg Aug 2012 #9

Brilliant LittleGirl Aug 2012 #10

K&R Tarheel_Dem Aug 2012 #11

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #12

And you do not undertsand the meaning of the term, or the technical economic statistics Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #13

It's not Obama saying this. justgamma Aug 2012 #15

A Friend Posted This On His Facebook Page And Got This Pathetic RW Response ChoppinBroccoli Aug 2012 #16

But it has Truthyness maxsolomon Aug 2012 #26

Two freaking words.. Cha Aug 2012 #29

So he posts a weak least of problems Proles Aug 2012 #30

tell them to just go away rockingirl Aug 2012 #41

3 wars? Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #48

So much to refute? Most of this is true, isn't it? Except where'd they get 3 wars? Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #49

Oh well I guess the entire world began on 1/20/09 treestar Aug 2012 #54

I remember Gas $4.39 pg and Diesel $4.99 pg B Calm Aug 2012 #56

I drive a truck for a living and remember B Calm Aug 2012 #57

Bloody hell. cloudbase Aug 2012 #17

Good, but I'd remove the $ from the DJIA. n/t Qutzupalotl Aug 2012 #18

There is still much to do. Stewland Aug 2012 #19

re:Obama is in a mess! allan01 Aug 2012 #20

While I think he's moving us in the right direction.. davidthegnome Aug 2012 #21

The recession is over? Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #22

Everyone who knows what a recession is. maxsolomon Aug 2012 #27

Sorry for the stupid question, but is there some way I can copy or dowload this JDPriestly Aug 2012 #23

right click on the image maxsolomon Aug 2012 #28

The economy has not recovered one iota. Did I Just Type This Aug 2012 #33

Maybe true, but justgamma Aug 2012 #39

Wrong reply. Please disregard JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #34

Republicans cause depressions. iamthebandfanman Aug 2012 #36

Hard to argue against Obama. Loge23 Aug 2012 #38

The DJIA isn't rated in $ is it? Aren't they points? SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2012 #44

The only ones with the balls B Calm Aug 2012 #45

#s 1, 2, and 4 LWolf Aug 2012 #53

Actually the DOW was in the 7,000 point range B Calm Aug 2012 #55