Friday, July 30, 2004
Sometimes a lame slogan...
...is all you have. President Bush unveiled his new campaign catchphrase today: "We've turned a corner, and we're not turning back".
When there isn't much to run on from your first 3 1/2 years in office, I suppose turning a corner is something that you might want to hype. But if the economy has turned a corner, it might just be turning a corner straight into an oncoming truck, as these economic indicators that popped up today show:
* The deficit will be a record $440+ billion, the largest in history;
* Crude oil hit a record high of $43.80/barrel; and
* GDP for the second quarter was up an anemic 3%, much less than anticipated, and way less than the first quarter of this year.
Something tells me he'll be turning a corner off Pennsylvania Avenue this coming January.
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When there isn't much to run on from your first 3 1/2 years in office, I suppose turning a corner is something that you might want to hype. But if the economy has turned a corner, it might just be turning a corner straight into an oncoming truck, as these economic indicators that popped up today show:
* The deficit will be a record $440+ billion, the largest in history;
* Crude oil hit a record high of $43.80/barrel; and
* GDP for the second quarter was up an anemic 3%, much less than anticipated, and way less than the first quarter of this year.
Something tells me he'll be turning a corner off Pennsylvania Avenue this coming January.
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
I wish I lived in Illinois...
...so I could vote for Barack Obama this fall. Although something tells me I'll be getting the opportunity to vote for him in the future without leaving the State of Florida.
If you haven't already, or just want to again, you can and should watch his speech here. Just scroll down in the middle of the page under Audio/Video and click on the link for it.
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If you haven't already, or just want to again, you can and should watch his speech here. Just scroll down in the middle of the page under Audio/Video and click on the link for it.
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Drudge with a law degree.
That's pretty much what Instapundit has become - instead of having something substantive to say about the first day of the Democratic convention (I'm not expecting pro; con would be fine), today we get a picture of a French flag at a Kerry rally, a link to a picture of Kerry in the sterile suit at the Kennedy Space Center yesterday, and more on Sandy Berger (the other 99.9% of the world moved on from that one days ago, even The Corner).
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