[cherokee1]

“good news-—” Yeah. Yup. It’s the old “underlying trend “ doncha know? So how come these number geniuses haven’t been tracking the underlying trend? Maybe it’s the underlie-ing trend? If they put any more lipstick on that pig it’s gonna start looking good to an arab.

[skeeter]

I still remember when the media were wailing about the 'recession' in 1992 when economic growth was near 4.5%.

Dunno if there are enough lampposts for the number of lying journalists in this country.