New GOP ever-evolving take: The Obama economic recovery "wasn't fast enough"

[Bugsy McGurk]

That replaces their prior, discarded take, which was that there was no economic recovery at all.

In the next few months expect that to evolve into "It has been a nice recovery, and Republicans get all the credit."

 

[BitterPill]

That replaces their prior, discarded take, which was that there was no economic recovery at all.

In the next few months expect that to evolve into "It has been a nice recovery, and Republicans get all the credit."

I noticed that shift, and Dino even echoed the new take with this recent post.

It reminds me of the shift from, "There is no global warming, period," to, "There is global warming, but it's not due to humans, period."

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Exactly!

For about 20 years Republicans argued that the thermometers were wrong.

 

[Corruptbuddha]

How about we get the unemployment rate back to what it was before the crash, see a consistent rise in housing values and sustained growth over 2.8% (or better) before we call it a 'recovery'.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

How about we get the unemployment rate back to what it was before the crash, see a consistent rise in housing values and sustained growth over 2.8% (or better) before we call it a 'recovery'.

Improvement is recovery, objectively speaking. Your arbitrary definition is too subjective to be of use in the English language.

Anyway, you think the Republicans will switch gears from denying the recovery, to admitting it and seeking to take credit for it?

 

[Corruptbuddha]

Recovery is gaining back what you lost.

All of it.

Making gains, isn't recovery.

For example, if you fall down, and you get on your knees, you've not fully recovered. You're only halfway there.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Recovery is gaining back what you lost.

All of it.

Making gains, isn't recovery.

For example, if you fall down, and you get on your knees, you've not fully recovered. You're only halfway there.

I disagree with your definition, but semantics are beside the point I raised, which you evade.

 

[Dino]

Look it up yourselves, economists know when the recession ended- and it was 6 months into Obama's first term.

Calling what we have now a "recession" or worse yet, "Bush's recession" are just complete misnomers. Obama owns this economy and has stalled this recovery.

Not a new concept by far- been saying it since at least August.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Look it up yourselves, economists know when the recession ended- and it was 6 months into Obama's first term.

Calling what we have now a "recession" or worse yet, "Bush's recession" are just complete misnomers. Obama owns this economy and has stalled this recovery.

Not a new concept by far- been saying it since at least August.

Huh? I don't contend we are in a recession. That ended shortly after Obama's policies kicked in.

It's the Republicans who lie about that. Romney even likes to say that "Obama made the recession worse." By ending it! What a whopper!

 

[Mytzlplk]

welll, that's why they declared him a "messiah" -- in hopes that he'd clean their mess up in a fraction of the time it took for them to make it.

 

[Dawg]

That replaces their prior, discarded take, which was that there was no economic recovery at all.

In the next few months expect that to evolve into "It has been a nice recovery, and Republicans get all the credit."

'O' on ecomony=>:"I will be held accountable, I've got four years, if I don't have it done in three years, then this is going to be a one-term proposition"....... HOPE for CHANGE in 20012

 

[BitterPill]

Huh? I don't contend we are in a recession. That ended shortly after Obama's policies kicked in.

It's the Republicans who lie about that. Romney even likes to say that "Obama made the recession worse." By ending it! What a whopper!

I can hardly believe people are arguing the semantics of recovery. I mean, if we can't agree on what that word means, what's the use?

 

[BitterPill]

Recovering is now not such a good thing. Is that what it means?

 

[Dino]

HAHAHAHA!!! Bugs, you have absolutely no interest in having credibility. Obama policies ended the recession less than 6 months after he took over? That's a good one, starry-eyed partisan.

 

[MaryAnne]

'O' on ecomony=>:"I will be held accountable, I've got four years, if I don't have it done in three years, then this is going to be a one-term proposition"....... HOPE for CHANGE in 20012

So? Obama did it.The Rust belt has now become the land of new jobs. Every day I see the signs of a recovering economy. That must really hurt!

Clint Eastwood thinks so too,He calls it,"Good for America!" Rove whines that Clint is speaking for Obama.

Rove should know better than to attack,Ole,"Make My Day Eastwood.")