Posted on 03/20/2014 6:36:18 AM PDT by IBD editorial writer
President Obama gave a speech recently in which he, as he almost always does, patted himself on the back for what he described as a solid record on the economy.
"We've now seen over four years of economic growth," he said. "We've seen 8.5 million new jobs created. We've seen the housing market bounce back. We've seen an auto industry that has come roaring back. We've seen manufacturing return for the first time since the 1990s."
Obamaphiles in the press typically repeat these claims, arguing that, given the mess he inherited, no one could have done any better.
But is that true? And how do you fairly measure Obama's record?
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Hooray! After 20 trillion dollars, we’re back to Square One.
73% of the people think we are still in a recession
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