A slowdown continues to be a victory for the Democrats! At this rate of slowdown, I’d suggest about 7 years until this slowdown actually becomes a failure of the Republicans and America. You can only lose so much, even a little at a time, until you have to just give up and realize that we have lost! Actually - America has lost!
Well, they don't see it that way. Their constituencies are all screaming for new growth so they can have issues to run on. But it's not going to happen. Budget talks going forward are even going to include discussion of Medicare reform.