Pocket Universe

In preparation for tonight’s debate, here are some facts on the current state of the economy. It is good to see the economic numbers with a little historical perspective, such as the fact that this recession had the shortest recovery time, unemployment numbers about about where they were during the ’80s and ’90s, and some information about long-term effects of rolling back Bush’s tax cuts. Hopefully Bush will bring up some of these points tonight. I wish, for once, that he would mention the unemployment rate, instead of just the number of jobs lost, which is always going to look bad.