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The dictionary definition of an economic “recession” is two consecutive quarters of negative annualized GDP growth. In addition, professional economists also would consider a two-quarter period of extremely weak growth, which is then bracketed by a negative quarter, to be a “recession,” even though, technically, the “two consecutive negative quarters” mantra would not have been [...]

The Bush campaign still hasn’t answered the one question they have to.

Yesterday, Roger L. Simon had a moving story about his father and their conversations about Vietnam and how the Democratic convention made him think about those. He wonders, if his father were alive today, what he would have thought of the Democratic party on stage in Boston. It is a lovely tribute to [...]

Cross Your Fingers Everyone…
Scott Rasmussen has the race closing from a three point to a one point Kerry lead.
Newsweek, which had Kerry up two before the convention, now has Kerry up seven…however, if you adjust the numbers to the 2000 turnout, the two candidates are only three points apart.
If oil prices fall this week and [...]

Betsy’s Page has an excerpt from an informative piece by one of my favorites, Fred Barnes, about Bush’s campaign strategy. Betsy observes that Democrats will most likely be grousing about how mean and negative the Republicans are, all the while reaping the benefits of all those anti-Bush ads being run by the Democrat-friendly 527 [...]

For those who were not able to see Bush’s speech in Springfield, Missouri yesterday, New England Republican has some great excerpts posted. He also has one of those funny, surprised Hillary pictures posted.

I suspect that Zell Miller’s explanation in the Wall Street Journal for why he didn’t attend the Democrats’ convention in Boston is a preview of what his speech to the Republicans in New York will sound like. At least, I sure hope it is.
Today, it’s the Democratic Party that has mastered the art of [...]

Heh, heh!

After all the hoopla of the Democratic National Convention and the fun of seeing Kerry in the Teletubby suit, the bleeping botched balloon drop, and Te-Ray-Za’s “shove it” moment, now is probably a good time to remember that there is still a war on and to turn to more serious matters which remind us exactly [...]

So, I drove my SHO Taurus to Big-O to get some new tires. And I’m just sitting there with nothing to do. And then I saw this GQ magazine lying around. So, I picked it up and started scrolling through it. It was the December 2003 issue. And I was minding my own business. Just [...]

Last night I wrote a critical analysis of Kerry’s speech, but it was mostly focused on its style and delivery. After some reflection, I realized just how bad it was in content, especially concerning foreign policy issues.
1. There was no discussion of the Israel-Palestine issue, no discussion of Israel at all.2. There was no discussion [...]

Well, judging by the paltry number of responses in the post, from earlier today, that discusses the stunning correlation between consumer sentiment and a President’s chances of winning re-election or a successive term, I guess many people either are speechless or they think (or still think, as the case may be) that I’m smoking something [...]

I have heard a lot about John Kerry’s bravery in Vietnam. A caller to the Rush Limbaugh show today pointed out that there has not been any mention of Bush’s bravery. In spite of accusations that Bush went to war for political reasons, Democrats and media pundits alike know that even when the [...]

A new American Research Group poll in Iowa confirms what the Des Moines Register poll reported last weekend.  Kerry and Bush are tied 47%-47%. 
A new American Research Group poll in West Virginia indicates that Kerry has a slight lead 48% to 44%.  However, my guess is that after a month of painting Kerry as an [...]

So, the latest economic-oriented meme that appears to have developed on the far left (and, ironically, is a recurring lament among the nervous right) is that it makes no difference, at all, what the actual economic numbers might be; that “perception” is the only relevant criterion. And I’m hearing similar things from the “libertarian” [...]