[Jorge]

I just don't understand selective reporting of the news, whether left or right, good or bad. Not all of us here are politicians and we don't all spin for a living.

Maybe not. But people who lead in this world are optimists who have a positive outlook on life.

That isn't spin, it's an attitude that is a formula for success.
Attitude is more important than money, education, appearance, giftedness, skill or present circumstances.

There is plenty of negative news out there for those who want to complain their lives away and more than enough positive news out there for those who want to have a positive outlook.

And the truth is, things are have been improving under Bush when it comes to the big picture. That's not spin. That's a fact.

[steve86]

But people who lead in this world are optimists who have a positive outlook on life.

It depends how you define optimists. NASDAQ 2000 speculators were optimists, too.

People like me are optimistic things will eventually change for the better. But excessive debt/monetary printing presses/binging on consumption are not "better".