Sunday, January 6, 2013

The Four-Year Honeymoon

Will the press ever give Obama tough coverage?

President Obama never disappoints. When the monthly unemployment rate fails to drop, forget it. What’s important is the number of jobs created. But when the rate actually does drop, forget the growth (or lack of it) in jobs. It’s the rate that matters. And don’t blame Obama for the persistence of slow economic growth and high joblessness. That’s the “new normal.” As for the millions of dropouts from the job market, that’s no big deal, hardly worth more than a passing mention.

Read more: http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/four-year-honeymoon_693769.html

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