I can hear it now. Barack-Dammit!

"Why won't this fucking country just go into a Barrack Damned recession so I can feed my insane hatred of this president."

Another quarter of economic growth. 1.8%, not too bad. It's still positive growth. And a recession is still defined as two quarters of negative growth, i.e., contraction. The Pelosi minimum wage hike has caused the expected drop in available job for recent entries into the job market, causing the unemployment rate to jump in May from 5.0% to 5.5%. Oh well, it's funny how when conservatives who based their opinions on actual economic ideas can be correct about predicting the effects of bad democrat ideas. Luskin links it here. I guess this means that the 52 consecutive months of job growth also has ended. Ended, you should be reminded, on Pelosi's watch, under her laws. Just as gas prices have doubled since she has started her job.

Oh yeah, what has slowed growth? That would be energy prices. I don't think the real estate correction has so much. Although, some banks may argue otherwise. But really, the loss of capital through shrinking home equity isn't as bad as the loss of capital after the Clinton-tech-bubble burst. Your house is still worth something, as opposed to nothing, like your shares of Pets.com.

So, what are we doing to save energy costs? Right, the genius Lord Odumbo has advised us to inflate our tires. Drilling? Nope none of that. Seriously though, I think that most gas is consumed, not at top speed on the highway but in traffic jams on daily commutes in stop and go traffic. If there was a way to eliminate to end congestion, then yeah, that would help. Or maybe get everyone who commutes into a hybrid (they are really efficient at stop and go).

So, anyway, if these nutbag leftists want to disturb peaceful gatherings with their Bush=McCain mantra, it's about time the RNC has put forward the Pelosi=Obama card too. Pelosi is the first female Speaker of the House and also the worst. So congrats, Nancy. Plus, she is so stupid that when she talks she has the obvious affectation that she is trying to remember whatever it is that someone told her to say.
Also, that she seems unable to think on her feet is reinforced by her inability to acknowledge when people rhetorically penetrate her talking points. (When she harranged Bush over Katrina, he asked "what didn't go right," her response was "all that stuff." Or her pathetic attempt to tap the strategic oil reserve as we are in an "emergency right now." Just painful to watch). I wish I had the energy to dig through and find that video, the audio I've heard is amazingly painful.

So, sorry, the economy continues to grow. Damn you, Bush!