Things are Looking Up

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/2014/12/26/things-are-looking-up/
Things are Looking Up
December 26, 2014
By Taegan Goddard


Politico: “Mitt Romney promised to bring unemployment down to 6 percent in his first term; it’s already down to 5.8 percent, half the struggling eurozone’s rate. Newt Gingrich promised $2.50 gas; it’s down to $2.38. Crime, abortion, teen pregnancy and oil imports are also way down, while renewable power is way up and the American auto industry is booming again.You don’t have to give credit to President Barack Obama for ‘America’s resurgence,’ as he has started calling it, but there’s overwhelming evidence the resurgence is real. The Chicken Littles who predicted a double-dip recession, runaway interest rates, Zimbabwe-style inflation, a Greece-style debt crisis, skyrocketing energy prices, health insurance “death spirals” and other horrors have been reliably wrong.”

“Come to think of it, the 62 percent of Americans who described the economy as ‘poor’ in a CNN poll a week before the Republican landslide in the midterm elections were also wrong.”

[SheilaT]

1. Gas was $1.88 the day before Christmas

here in Santa Fe.

[Gothmog]

2. There is indeed good news out there

You will not hear any of this good news on Fox

[maddiemom]

12. But not much of it on the so-called liberal networks, either. THAT"S the problem.

[world wide wally]

3. Amazing how the 24/7 lie cycle can brainwash the masss, huh?

[former9thward]

7. Oh yes, the masses are so stupid

except when they vote our way. It may be the masses know more about their individual economic situation than the well-paid economists spouting out how well the 1% are doing.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Oh come on,...the Republicans ran on a simple message in the last election....

Vote for us or it's the end of White Rule in America.

[former9thward]

18. Maybe they did where you live.

Where I live neither party ran on a message.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Sure they did. Just claim they weren't to hear it.

[JoePhilly]

4. With the media lying ...

... and a chunk of the far left agreeing with them ... its no wonder we lost.

[maddiemom]

13. I was a poll watcher in PA during the past election.

Although (outgoing!) Gov. Corbett was overruled as to requiring photo IDs at the polls, at least 75% of voters came in with their photo ID's out and ready.

[Kablooie]

5. See? 70% of the U.S. Legislatures become Republican and immediately the economy improves.

obviously Republican policies are the best thing for America!


( you know that's what the right will be pushing and most of the voters are stupid enough to believe it even though they haven't even started yet.)

[former9thward]

8. Yes, "most of the voters are stupid"

except of course when they vote for our people. Then they are really intelligent!

[Kablooie]

16. No, I think many that vote for our people are stupid too.

But people that watch and believe Fox News propaganda are mostly stupid.

Either that or are rich and greedy and like hearing about policies that will pay them more.

[UTUSN]

6. The local radio wingnut was ragging on the upticks in everything

When the news on Wednesday was all about the record stock market and the dropping unemployment rate, he recruited a local broker to interview about what it all meant, totally not referencing the Democratic administration. When I e-mailed that with all the items of up-market, down-unemployment, crashing-Russia how come no reference to OBAMA. He replied ballistically that the stock market and all "does not affect YOU and it's NOT OBAMA's economy!1"

He was asking on the radio whether “it’s good or bad” that: 1) stock market busting records, 2) gas prices busting downward, and 3) unemployment busting downward! Not to mention that Russia is crashing.

If Shrub were pRESIDENT, the wingnuts would have NO question about it, would be claiming the victory of Rethug VOO DOO, would be totally CLAIMING CREDIT for Shrub, would be ECSTATIC!1

Uh, I distinctly remember how the top talking point of the wingnuts for the first four years or more was that OBAMA was blaming all the ills on Shrub and that he now "owned" the economy and needed to take the rap for himself.

[True Blue Door]

9. Since the facts will not obey Republicans, facts are the enemy.

[Fred Sanders]

10. With the mass media and cable news lying at will without consequence who will ever know?

Jake Tapper delivered CNN's official Top Ten Political Stories of 2014...and every fucking one was a fucking Republican talking point or a direct attack on Obama...not one ducking good news story, not one mention of the economy or health care....or the GOP crazy talk.

I almost gasped at the fucking chutzpah of CNN to spew this propganda for the GOP without worrying about any meaningful consequence.

[eridani]

11. Unfortunately the 62% who described the economy as "poor" are right

The wages of the bottom 90% continue to drop, and the temporarily lower gas prices don't change that.

[NewDeal_Dem]

14. "the 62 percent of Americans who described the economy as ‘poor...’ were also wrong..."

no they weren't. the economy IS poor for most people. only for about 10% is it good.

most people are struggling and if you can't see that, sorry.

[Orsino]

20. +1. Out economy is fucking poor.

It fucks everyone poor, or anywhere near poor.

[Throd]

15. Speaking only for myself, 2015 looks to be a good year business-wise.

I haven't been able to say that for a while.