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Whose recovery?
Political Animal —
... President Obama from getting any credit for improved economic conditions. It was perhaps not quite as predictable to have Fox News personalities start crediting George W. Bush for the more favorable economic landscape. And yet, there was Neil Cavuto yesterday talking up the notion of a "Bush recovery" on the air yesterday. The on-screen chyron read, "Is this now the 'Bush Recovery'?" The analysis seemed to answer the question in the affirmative. This reminds me a bit of Dana Perino's Fox News analysis in March, when the major Wall Street indexes started recovering. As she ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... On Fox News last night, Neil Cavuto brought on a guest, financial advisor Jim Lacamp of Texas, to discuss whether the attainment of Dow 10,000 means we're heading into a "Bush recovery." Lacamp certainly believes Bush deserves credit: ...
Dow 10,000, Goldman $3 Billion: Welcome to the 'Bush Recovery'
Opinionator —
... state of the economy? Also, who should get the credit, and what on-going academic feuds can Dow 10,000 be a datapoint for? Let’s address the last two first. Michael Tomasky was watching Fox yesterday when he heard Neil Cavuto note Dow 10,000 and ask a guest whether this was the “Bush recovery.” Cavuto, to be fair, asked whether that wasn’t “a bit of a stretch,” but his guest, a man named Jim LaCamp[sic], said (I’m sure purely coincidentally!) that it wasn’t really a stretch at all. News Hounds has the transcript of Lacamp’s remarks: Jim Lacamp, a financial advisor, said, ...
