[b4its2late]

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[Owen]

It's all about expectations. "Wall Street Economists" created the "expected" number, which was not met.

Well, either they are wrong a lot, or maybe they are wrong on purpose.

Economists are academics who went for money on Wall Street. They are usually liberal. Do not put it past them to orchestrate an anti Bush message.

But more likely, their firms want the expected number not hit so they highball it. Why do their firms want that? If job growth looks week Greenspan won't tighten and that keeps the market up and their mutual fund management fees and trading commissions up.