[SeekAndFind]

[BenLurkin]

Too hot. Too hot baby.
Better run for comfort,
better run for shade.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Once winter is over, the construction industry always kicks in as new projects break ground. No doubt about it, 5% is totally doable.
 

[Ancesthntr]

I’d settle for a solid 4%, but having a quarter or two at 5% or more before the November elections just won’t hurt a bit.

Dems are now rooting for an asteroid strike to slow down the economy. Kind of reminds me of the movie, “Patton,” in which the Gen. Montgomery character is ticked off that Patton and the Americans took Palermo in Sicily ahead of schedule...as in, “Who’s side are you on, exactly?”

[the_Watchman]

What were the actuals last year? We should at least have actual figures for the first 3 quarters.

The projections from the supplied chart looks like they were made by people who think that Obama is still President; i.e., slowly crawling away from 2.5% annualized.