When Phil Gramm told the country that the fundamentals of our economy were good - he had to quit. McCain kept saying basically the same message - that we would be fine, it was inevitable. Obamessiah followers attacked him for his simplistic and out of touch rhetoric.
Until now
White House says economy is sound despite 'mess'
Mar 15, 2009
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy is fundamentally sound despite the temporary "mess" it's in, the White House said Sunday in the kind of upbeat assessment that Barack Obama had mocked as a presidential candidate.
Obama's Democratic allies pleaded for patience with an administration hitting the two-month mark this week, while Republicans said the White House's plans ignore small business and the immediate need to fix what ails the economy. After weeks projecting a dismal outlook on the economy, administration officials - led by the president himself in recent days - swung their rhetoric toward optimism in what became Wall Street's best stretch since November.
During the fall campaign, Obama relentlessly criticized his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain, for declaring, "The fundamentals of our economy are strong." Obama's team painted the veteran senator as out of touch and failing to grasp the challenges facing the country.
But on Sunday, that optimistic message came from economic adviser Christina Romer. When asked during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" if the fundamentals of the economy were sound, she replied: "Of course they are sound."
"The fundamentals are sound in the sense that the American workers are sound, we have a good capital stock, we have good technology," she said. "We know that - that temporarily we're in a mess, right? We've seen huge job loss, we've seen very large falls in GDP. So certainly in the short run we're in a - in a bad situation."
Just a week ago, White House Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag declared that "fundamentally, the economy is weak." Days later, Obama told reporters he was confident in the economy.
"If we are keeping focused on all the fundamentally sound aspects of our economy, all the outstanding companies, workers, all the innovation and dynamism in this economy, then we're going to get through this," Obama said, striking a tone that his top aides mimicked.
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What is interesting is - all during the campaign - attack Bush for: Guantanamo, the economy, ruining friendships around the world ... and then when you win - ruin friendships around the world, sink the economy (as a percent) lower than in all of Bush's 8 years combined, and play word games with Guantanamo and leaves things basically alone, continue rendition, continue attacks inside Pakistan (even though they are an ally) ... amazing how pathetic and hypocritical Obamessiah followers are, not to mention the Leader.
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