In the last 28 years only the rich got significantly richer. The wealth disparity has grown very fast and everyone earning less than $20,000/month is feeling squeezed. Repugnicans seem to like that….

Maybe that is what she was wishing and hoping for, so the Messiah has a clean slate to solve the world’s problems that were caused by the Demoncrates.

It simply shows that Ms. Pileo’sh!t is as empty headed as she is empty handed. I am sure she really thinks she is showing the public something that is as useless as she is.

Since global temperatures have been going down over the past 10 years, maybe the deficit/GDP ratio will decline under …

Steve Z on February 10, 2009 at 4:38 PM

You’re presuming that those 2 people whom are damaged goods would win.

Also showing losses as a percentage of change can amplify the apparent losses. Math is FUN!

Neo on February 10, 2009 at 12:24 PM

Actually, that’s the best way to compare them, rather than absolute numbers of jobs lost. Pelosi’s graph compares absolute numbers of jobs lost, but since today’s labor market is much larger than than of 1991 or 2001 (due to population growth and economic growth during the Clinton and Bush 43 years), the percentage losses are lower.

What I’d like to see is a graph of budget deficit as a fraction of GDP. After the Pelosi-Palooza Spend-a-Thon, 2009 will look like a bigger spike than Al Gore’s “hockey stick” for temperature, at least prior to 1998.

Since global temperatures have been going down over the past 10 years, maybe the deficit/GDP ratio will decline under President Jindal or Palin.

And more than anything, the lesson to be learned here is that Nancy Pelosi has been deeply dishonest about this recession.

Pelosi, lies? Isn’t that saying the same thing?

It’s when that wasted money kicks in, inflation, that the true spiral will become known.

Making loans to people who couldn’t pay, and guaranteeing those loans through Freddie and Fannie is also not in the picture yet. They both need bailouts, they ran out of money to give their Democrat caretakers.

The Pelosi Spiral
Step 1. Create a financial crisis through social engineering.
Step 2. Blame crisis on capitalism and conservatism.
Step 3. Demand more social engineering to fix crisis.

whitetop on February 10, 2009 at 1:59 PM

This is exactly how the Left has always operated. The Democrats caused this banking crisis by forcing them to give loans to people that could not pay the banks back. So they forced socialist policies on the banks. Now that the banks are going broke because of a socialist policy and interference with the free market, the Democrats state boldly that “capitalism” and “free markets” don’t work.

And what is there solution to all of this… more socialism of course.

So why wouldn’t we do what we did in the face of those recessions, but on a bigger scale?

This isn’t a great chart, but look at the middle of September and what ensued just in time for the election:

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui

Why doesn’t she show photoshopped pictures of the sky falling?

64% of the public would buy it.

fogw on February 10, 2009 at 12:17 PM

Here‘s the cartoon, from 1943, but still relevant today. Scan ahead to 2’55″ to watch Foxy Loxy start learning the lessons of psychology:

“To influence the masses, aim first at the least intelligent.”

“If you tell them a lie, don’t tell a little one, tell a big one.”

“Undermine the faith of the masses with their leaders.”

“By the use of flattery, insignificant people can be made to look upon themselves as born leaders.”

It’s all in the cartoon. Disney was prophetic.

ew…scary thought. In bed with Nancy Pelosi.

The Motley Fool guys are telling people that the stock market has slid and continues to slide because big investment funds have had so many redemption requests from investors that they have to keep dumping stocks to raise the cash. They say that at some point this will stop and the market will go back up rapidly as investors jump on the bargain stocks. Has nothing to do with any stimulus spending or tax cuts.

Thanks for the link.

becki51758 on February 10, 2009 at 1:08 PM

You’re welcome. I share your views about Soros.

Never gonna happen.

Cody1991 on February 10, 2009 at 12:34 PM

Thanks for the link.