8.1%

[KharmaTrain]

20. In '08 It Didn't Matter...

Unemployment stayed steady during the '04 campaign and was overshadowed by Iraq. The economy had rebounded from the 9/11 and dot com bust so the numbers actually were on the rise (and many people found fault with the numbers then as they do now).

In '08 boooosh was a lame duck and was almost invisible during that campaign as the economy headed down the rathole. McGoo distanced himself and we now see many of the same "conservatives" who had the Made In China yellow ribbons on their Hummers now claiming they never liked booooosh in the first place.

Congress definitely gets blame from the American people...if you believe their super low approval ratings, yet there's still that NIMBY factor where it's always someone elses' Congresscritter that's the problem. I'm hoping the focus is turned on the Congress and teabaggers in the months ahead and force them to stand on their records. A victory in November won't be complete unless Democrats not only hold the Senate but also retake the House.