[Paladin2]

Unexpected....

[TexasFreeper2009]

the sad truth is... the only thing that has kept Obama and his failed polices from throwing us into great depression 2.0 was the fracking boom which just by chance happened to occur at just the right moment to save us for awhile.

[skeeter]

I was amused at how our syndicated news feed covered the poor Q1 news - they reported unemployment filings were at a three year low!

[ealgeone]

We've always had winters. They're not any colder or any longer than previous.

Lower fuel prices will spur the economy as people have more money to spend, they will travel more, buy more......or use it to pay for Obamacare which is a drain on the economy.

Or another way of looking at it, Obama's economy can only work in perfect weather and high energy prices.

[KosmicKitty]

I do not understand how lower energy prices are a bad thing.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

“A society that puts equality — in the sense of equality of outcome — ahead of freedom will end up with neither equality nor freedom. The use of force to achieve equality will destroy freedom, and the force, introduced for good purposes, will end up in the hands of people who use it to promote their own interests.” ― Milton Friedman

[GeronL]

1% would have been hailed as a massive booming economy. lol

[odawg]

The only thing certain about explanations as to why the economy dips is that it is not Obama’s fault. And if only the Republicans would get out of his way...