Anyone else notice the "strong economy predictions"

[screembloodymurder]

being touted on TV and in the papers. I've read several articles lately that say this year will be the best in the last 20. Meanwhile, the markets are tanking, the job picture is bleak, and wages aren't keeping up with price increases. Just who are these "economist" that are making these rosey predidtions?

[Robbien]

1. Bush's campaign speech is about the strong economy

and being optimistic. The White House Rove daily memos must be telling mainstream media to talk up the economy to shore up the campaign.

[cthrumatrix]

2. they may be on the payroll...actually things are slowing down and

forecasts are for more job losses in the second half.

Polls and forecasts are worthless....energize the base and educate people to computer voting

[Corby]

3. "If you laid all of the economists end to end...

they wouldn't reach a conclusion." -- George B. Shaw

I'm sure it's been a grand year for the people W & Co. listen to. Helliburton shareholders, voting machine vendors, etc.

Economists are whores. They'll say whatever they're paid to say.

[wolfgirl]

4. these predictions

are the same type of lies that are still being spouted about WMD in Iraq. Those of us in the real world know the ecomony sucks and will continue to be crappy till we can oust these creeps!

[catmandu57]

5. I heard a talking head on cnbn

yesterday quietly say the q2 wasn't as strong as first reported.