[AmericaUnited]

and poor job figures, which abruptly forced Mr Bush to drop the claim that the US was "turning the corner" on the economy.

WRONG! One jobs number DOES NOT an entire economy make.

[WOSG]

1.5 million jobs created in the last year.

That is not "poor" jobs numbers, don't focus on a single month.

Job growth is not great, but the unemployment rate of 5.5% is LOWER than in 1996 when Clinton got re-elected.

In the meantime, growth has been great and productivity increases have been phenomenal.