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To: Dennis Doubleday who wrote (65869)	7/28/2004 4:00:03 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 77400

LOL. You're not kidding. I've seen all sorts of statistics from the Press (btw, this was a CNN article), where they use any statistics they want to prove a point. The statistics represent true historical figures, but they really are garbage from the viewpoint of whether you want to make predictions and take action based on them. So I'm with you. I don't pay attention to these types of statistics, but they are worth mentioning for grins. ;) It always helps stir the partisan debates.

To: Dennis Doubleday who wrote (65869)	8/3/2004 6:46:23 PM
From: John Koligman	Respond to of 77400

Courtesy of a similar discussion on the SUNW thread. Best regards, John <ggg> To:Lizzie Tudor who wrote (61563) From: John T Clarke Tuesday, Aug 3, 2004 3:49 PM View Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61571 the 70s was the carter period Now, Lizzie, quit picking on ol' Jimmy. Why not call it the Nixon/Ford period which had the worst stock market returns since the Depression? Jimmy came in at 11.6% annual S&P 500 return, a little above historical averages. His returns were diluted by high inflation but that was also true of both Nixon/Ford and Reagan following him. Bush is on target to beat Nixon/Ford for the worst stock market returns during a presidential term since the Depression with the S&P 500 approx 18% below where it was on Inauguration Day 2001. Iraq may not get the fatcats riled up but that might.<g> Republican presidents are better for markets and the economy. A Big Lie believed by tens of millions and totally refuted by the historical record.