[Once-Ler]

Now, I judge the economy by what I see on a daily basis, not what the government or media tell me...

That's how you should do it. I don't need the media or the government to tell me how I'm doing, or my neighbors, or my freinds. I can go to the stores and I can see how many SUVs are loaded with bags. I can see how the business I work for is doing.

I pray the economy where you live turns around.

[Kozak]

The last time the rats held any real power was in 1992 after they cashed in on a mild recession.

You ain't kidding. They echoed the Clinton "worst economy since the Depression" line and kept hammering away. It was a major reason Bush 1 was defeated. I remember the DAY AFTER the 92 election the first reports came out in the press that the recession had ended in MAY. The economy was primed to begin it's growth in the rest of the 90's although it didn't REALLY take off till after the 94 midterms when Wall Street realized the Toon didn't have the Congress anymore and couldn't screw things up.