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To: combjelly who wrote (460025)	3/1/2009 12:20:25 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577301

Okay, economic growth was slowing, we agree about that. It had not slowed to the point where economists generally agreed there was a recession -- we had not had economic contraction for one quarter, let alone two. The fact is that at the time Obama and the rest of you on the Left started claiming there is a recession, there wasn't. This is not new; we've seen liberal presidential candidates use this tactic before in their efforts to get elected. They take an economy that is doing fine, perhaps trending down mildly, and bash it until it is in the tank. Bill Clinton in '92 is a perfect example. While there was a mild economic downturn, the "Its the Economy, Stupid" mantra was used to take a minor economic blip and turn in into a recession. Just one more example of the liberals destroying the hopes and dreams for Americans in your quest for power. Obama did precisely the same. We will never know whether the current economic problems might have been avoided without the bashing of the Left. There is just no way to know.