[Lou Budvis]

Watch what happens when the disappointing Christmas retail sales and ending of seasonal employment figures come in. It’s going to be a very cold Feb. for 0bama.

[stylin19a]

I always thought that was part of the reason for whacked january numbers, yet it’s not mentioned in this article.(that I could see)

[Brett66]

There's also the April surprise coming when people realize that their paychecks were a few dollars more last year because of less withholding, but the government will want it all back at tax time next year.