[oceanview]

more likely, it breaks down to "if you have a job, but work someplace where your collegaues have been laid off, ....". those are the people we have to worry about not voting for Bush, and there are alot of them, don't kid yourself. the employment picture is a long way from turning, i just heard another offshoring story today at a prominent US company.

[1rudeboy]

we're doomed

[samtheman]

The economy is turning around. Employment is a lagging indicator. If the kind of fear that you describe isn't largely dispelled by summer, Bush is out.

The fear will be gone. Bush will be re-elected by a landslide.

I have no fear about that.

[IMRight]

don't kid yourself. the employment picture is a long way from turning, i just heard another offshoring story today at a prominent US company.

Don't kid yourself. Unemployment of 6% used to be called "full employment" by economists. Reagan was re-elected with unemployment of over 8% (and won a couple more EC votes than he needed). Look at where things have gone over the last six months and project it out a year? Things will look pretty good for election season.