Harry Krause wrote:

The Latest Republican Zogby Poll Results......

....is meaningless. What people THINK about the economy means nothing.
What the actual numbers show the economy is doing, is the only indicator
that matters.

Dave

The Latest Republican Zogby Poll Results......

...is meaningless. What people THINK about the economy means nothing.

Screwy statement, Dave.

What people think about the economy will influence their behavior. People who
are uncertain about the future are less likely to
go into debt for a major purchase, hire employees, invest in a business, etc.

After 3 years of you guys on the right denying that there ever was a recession
(or if there was, it was certainly Clinton's fault), it's a hoot to see you
assembled into some impromptu barbershop quartet
after a few weks of better economic news singing "Happy Days are Here Again."
:-)

"Gould 0738" wrote in messag

after a few weks of better economic news singing "Happy Days are Here
Again."

Months, Chuck, months. Several months of better economic news. I'm sure
it was an inadvertent slip.

JG

I am beginning to think some people don't want the economy to improve, they
want the recession to continue until there guy gets elected. Talk about
partisan.


"John Gaquin" wrote in message
...

"Gould 0738" wrote in messag

after a few weks of better economic news singing "Happy Days are Here
Again."

Months, Chuck, months. Several months of better economic news. I'm sure
it was an inadvertent slip.

JG

"Jack Meholf" wrote

I am beginning to think some people don't want the economy to improve,
they
want the recession to continue until there guy gets elected. Talk about
partisan.

What you've hit on is the overarching premise that drives Democratic policy
on virtually every issue of substance -- poverty, race, medicare, education,
etc., etc. They want to own the issue, not resolve it. Keep the poor
****ed at the wealthy, keep minorities convinced they're being screwed, keep
the elderly afraid, keep the kids brain-numbed. All these tracks lead to
greater dependence on government programs.

John Gaquin wrote:

"Jack Meholf" wrote

I am beginning to think some people don't want the economy to improve,
they
want the recession to continue until there guy gets elected. Talk about
partisan.

What you've hit on is the overarching premise that drives Democratic policy
on virtually every issue of substance -- poverty, race, medicare, education,
etc., etc. They want to own the issue, not resolve it. Keep the poor
****ed at the wealthy, keep minorities convinced they're being screwed, keep
the elderly afraid, keep the kids brain-numbed. All these tracks lead to
greater dependence on government programs.


B-I-N-G-O-!!!!!

Dave

Jack Meholf wrote:

I am beginning to think some people don't want the economy to improve, they
want the recession to continue until there guy gets elected. Talk about
partisan.

True, what a banal and selfish motive for those who proclaim they care
about the people on the "back of the bus".

-- Charlie


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"Jack Meholf" wrote in message news:s3pzb.408362$Tr4.1170555@attbi_s03...
I am beginning to think some people don't want the economy to improve, they
want the recession to continue until there guy gets elected. Talk about
partisan.


I can tell you how this partisan stuff got started. Remember this:
"you're either with us, or against us"?

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
The Latest Republican Zogby Poll Results......

...is meaningless. What people THINK about the economy means nothing.

Screwy statement, Dave.

What people think about the economy will influence their behavior. People
who
are uncertain about the future are less likely to
go into debt for a major purchase, hire employees, invest in a business,
etc.

Absolutely...and consumer confidence jumped ten points last month.



After 3 years of you guys on the right denying that there ever was a
recession

Who denied there was a recession? I began to say there was a recession
towards the end of 2000...when the stock market was starting to fall.


(or if there was, it was certainly Clinton's fault),

It was not any one person's fault. It was a combination of things that
occurred in the late 90's.


it's a hoot to see you
assembled into some impromptu barbershop quartet
after a few weks of better economic news singing "Happy Days are Here
Again."
:-)

After a few weeks? Try, since the beginning of the year.

Gould 0738 wrote:

The Latest Republican Zogby Poll Results......

...is meaningless. What people THINK about the economy means nothing.

Screwy statement, Dave.

No it's not. If you ask a bunch of er.... "minimally educated", people
what they think the state of the economy is, how is that relevant?
Unless you're Alan Greenspan or Lou Dobbs, or make your living in a
related field, your opinion is meaningless. I know very little about
boat brokering. What if I took a survey of my boating friends (Many of
whom have never used a broker) and 75% of them said that they felt
brokers were a big rip-off. What would it mean?



What people think about the economy will influence their behavior. People who
are uncertain about the future are less likely to
go into debt for a major purchase, hire employees, invest in a business, etc.

Ah! You have hit on a big point here. Perception is a big part of the
picture. When the media reports that the economy is crashing, the people
cease spending, and they exacerbate the problem. The reverse is also
true. I wonder why the left leaning (supporters of democrats) keep
floating the notion that the economy is not recovering? It couldn't be
that they WANT the economy to stay in the hole, so they have a bigger
political issue in 2004 could it? Nah.......



After 3 years of you guys on the right denying that there ever was a recession
(or if there was, it was certainly Clinton's fault), it's a hoot to see you
assembled into some impromptu barbershop quartet
after a few weks of better economic news singing "Happy Days are Here Again."

Read the numbers. The major economic indicators are showing growth. You
can either accept that, or pull a Harry and try to spin the numbers into
something that they're not.

Dave