The New York Times just announced that America's GDP in the first quarter of the year fell at a rate of over 6%, marking the worst six month economic decline since the 1950's. It also marked the third straight quarter of economic decline going back to Q3 of 2008. So it seems altogether proper that we recall the words of that economic genius and former congressman from Southwestern Connecticut, Chris Shays in early September of last year uttered on NPR's Brian Lehrer Show:
"The fundamentals of our economy are strong. No one can disagree with that."
You nailed it, Bucko! How right you were! And let's recall the endorsement of Shays by Brooks Community Newspapers. They wrote that they wanted Chris Shays back in Washington "working on the economy." Yep, we need that economic genius working on the economy voting with every other Republican against the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan. As Sarah Palin would say: "You betcha!"
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