The Bush "Boom"

Ezra gives excellent graph and has an excellent argument as the economy comes front and center, not only in the presidential primaries but, as one of the Chimperor's myths/legacies. You see his royal Bushness has presided over a period of growth second only to his father in 'gradualness'. Now one may argue that Bush 43 had 9/11 to contend with, therefore his economic achievements may have been hampered, however, 9/11 happened seven long years ago, more than enough time to readjust to the new realities and challenges posed by those trying times. And, it has been four or five years now of Bush touting the underlying strength of our economy, he used it as a bludgeon against Kerry, if I remember rightly. So let's see where he stacks up shall we:



Damn those statistics eh!