Maybe you shouldn't have inhaled
Today was going to be either my unique perspective on racism in America, or a list of reasons why you don't like me, but there's a modicum of alzheimers running rampant on the political left these days, and it's time someone ranted a little about it.
To every supporter of Kerry, to every left wing person with an agenda, to every single person that hates the US President I ask this simple question, "Have you forgotten what the 09/11 attacks did to the US economy?" If you don't, pay attention, because every time you claim the economy is in sad shape because of President Bush, you sound like an idiot.
On September 11th, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States of America. On September 12th, 2001, The United States of America shut down for business. The stock market shut down, international foreign markets plunged. When the market re-opened the DOW sunk to horrific levels not seen in decades. Anylists worldwide predicted economic despair, and they weren't far off the mark. Construction shut down nationwide. Telecomm and tech almost froze for a full 18months after the attacks on US soil. Sector after sector of the economy took HARD hits because people were afraid to move, to drive down the street, to even invest in any market. 100's of thousands of people lost their jobs across this country and the unemployment rate soared. This country was on it's way towards a depression.
And yet, today, the country is experiencing a lower unemployment rate than when Clinton was campaigning for his second term. There are people still unemployed, their are people who are still losing jobs, but ALL the economic indicators over the past year show the US economy is experiencing a strong upward momentum. Overall, the depression didn't happen, the recession is over, companies are moving forward once again and growth is strong.
And yet almost every time I hear a political pundit for left speak publicly they attack Bush on the economy. They act like 09/11 never happened, that things weren't horribly bleak, that the USA hadn't just survived it's worst economic crisis since President Carter was in office. It makes me sick.
For you liberals, try to have some sort of self respect. Hate the President and the current administration all you want, but stop blaming the economy on the President. It weakens any other potentially legitimate arguement you may have and makes you look like jackasses.