POWERLINE - Consumer Confidence Down
Consumer confidence declined in October for the third straight month. I'm now aware of any economic data that would explain that deterioration, coming on the heels of a steady climb. The most obvious explanation is that the Presidential campaign to responsible:
Michael P. Niemira, chief economist at the International Council of Shopping Centers, said that if the report's results reflect simply a political statement, it is less worrisome for the holiday season or for the overall economy.
Deteriorating job expectations "could be tied to a vision of what the economy might be six months down the road, shaped by how effective Senator Kerry's message is -- whether you agree or not," he said.
I think the problem is not that Kerry's message is especially effective, but that it is constantly parroted in the mainstream news media. Should Kerry win the election, the economy will improve in a hurry.
Posted by Hindrocket at 07:39 PM | Permalink | TrackBack (0)
John Edwards weighs (lightly) in
Newsmax reports that John Edwards had the following to say about the Iraqi explosives story at a campaign stop in Wilmington, Ohio:
These are exactly the kind of explosives terrorists want. They're the dangerous weapons we wanted to keep from falling in the hands of terrorists. And now these explosives are out there, and we have no idea who's got them.
So Edwards is now acknowledging that when we invaded Iraq Saddam Hussein possessed "exactly" the kind of "dangerous weapons" that "terrorists want." Does Edwards still believe that this was "the wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time?"
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Latest pro-Kerry spin slanders our troops
NRO's Kerry spot has more on the missing explosives story. NBC correspondent Jim Miklaszewski is apparently now spinning the story in a pro-Kerry direction, suggesting that it's "not clear" that the troops that reached the Al QaQaa facility came "anywhere near" the bunkers that reportedly contained the HMX and RDX. However, Kerry Spot readers who were there as military personnel remember it differently, and one of them questions whether the NBC people themselves came "anywhere near" the search. If they did not, that would explain why it's "not clear" to NBC whether the troops got near those bunkers.
If this is a dispute about how much searching went on, I think one would have to credit the troops over the reporters. One might also wonder why President Bush would be to blame if (contrary to what appears to be the case) the troops missed this or that bunker at the facililty. |
