https://hotair.com/economy-debt-spending/2011/05/09/lost-in-the-shuffle-q1-gdp-at-1-8/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 04:37:45 -0400<![CDATA[Ten days ago, the Commerce Department released the latest evaluation of American economic growth, which came in at a paltry 1.8%, a steep drop from the unspectacular 3.1% in the fourth quarter of last year. By the time the weekend ended, that news got understandably swamped out by the successful military operation that killed Osama bin Laden.  But even from Rome, I was surprised by the lack of attention that it drew before Sunday night, especially since the media showered the White House with favorable coverage of the previous quarter&#8217;s results.]]>Mon, 09 May 2011 15:35:35 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2011/05/09/lost-in-the-shuffle-q1-gdp-at-1-8-n178080