Posted on 12/07/2008 7:28:17 AM PST by tobyhill
The economic recession will get significantly worse before it starts to improve, President-elect Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Sunday, seeking to tamp down expectations that have risen as he prepares to assume the presidency in 44 days.
If you look at the unemployment numbers ... the fragility of the financial system and the fact that its an international system, the recession is a big problem, and its going to get worse, Obama told NBC News Tom Brokaw on Saturday. The interview aired Sunday on NBCs Meet the Press.
Acknowledging that his agenda had changed sharply just in the month since he was elected, Obama said passing a short-term economic stimulus package was now his top priority.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Now there is some “real” leadership there for ya...
/sarc
This just keeps getting better and better...
Guess they didn't expect that! God is having the last laugh on all of them.
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