Fact or Fiction?

Here are some interesting factoids surrounding the status of the US economy and our political leadership. These are primarily anecdotal, but they paint a very interesting picture.

Fact or Fiction?
President Bush has been in office for 7½ years. The first six the economy was doing great and rated as one of the best economic expansions in history. A little over one year ago:

• Consumer confidence stood at a 2.5 year high
• Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon
• The unemployment rate was 4.5%
• The DOW hit a record 14,000 +
• Americans were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacationing overseas, and living large!

But the war was not going well and Americans wanted CHANGE. So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress and yes... we got 'CHANGE.'

In the PAST YEAR:

• Consumer confidence has plummeted to record lows
• Gasoline reached over $4.00 a gallon
• Unemployment is up to over 6% (a 10% increase)
• Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 Trillion dollars and prices are still dropping
• 1% of American homes are in foreclosure
• The DOW has dropped below 9,000 and lost over 35% of its value

Pelosi without & with makeup

This democratic congress has an approval rating of 11%. Of course, it was congress all along that affected these outcomes, the one thing listed above the President does have control over (the reason the Republican congress was voted out - the Iraq War), has now become a success.

This Democratic Congress has been one of the most inept congresses ever.

Now the democratic candidate for president claims he is going to really give us change.

Just how much more CHANGE do you think you can stand?

contributor: Kelley M.