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GOP greets economic news with total silence
For those hoping to see the American economy succeed, there are a lot of reasons to smile this morning. Economic growth is at an 11-year high. Job growth is at a 15-year high. The stock market is soaring. Wages are rising. Gas prices are plummeting. American manufacturing is improving. The uninsured rate is dropping.
President Obama is boasting about Americas resurgence, and in a twist, the public may be starting to believe him.
And this got me thinking: whats the Republican response to all of this?
As we discussed earlier, GOP officials have been heavily invested in a simple proposition: the combination of the Affordable Care Act, federal regulations, Dodd-Frank reforms, and higher taxes approved last year are a brutal wet blanket on economic growth. Obamas entire agenda has been a disaster for the economy, they argue, and if we want conditions to improve, well have to do the exact opposite of what the White House has done.
So, whats the Republican reaction to the latest GDP numbers, for example?
Nothing.
Note, I dont mean nothing in a colloquial sense, as if they issued press releases that struck me as vapid and meaningless. Rather, I mean nothing in a literal sense. I went to the homepages for John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, the RNC, the NRSC, the NRCC, and the RGA. Collectively, they didnt publish a single word about the striking economic growth.
So, I moved on to Twitter, checking the feeds for Boehner, McConnell, Reince Priebus, the RNC, the NRSC, the NRCC, and the RGA. Again, literally nothing.
Sure, its a couple of days before Christmas, so its easy to imagine a lot of staffers are away from the office today, but heres the thing: Republicans are publishing on other topics of interest. Theyre just choosing to ignore the strongest economic growth in 11 years.
More here: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-greets-economic-news-total-silence
Morning in America?

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Im calling it: the boom is here. The economy just grew 5%, and its not going to stop. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/12/23/the-boom-is-here-the-economy-just-grew-5-percent-and-its-not-going-to-stop/
10:33 AM - 23 Dec 2014
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How can that Obama play golf in Hawaii when Dow is over 18k, gas under $2.5, and the economy is...
growing at 5%...
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How can that #Obama play golf in Hawaii when Dow is over 18k, gas under $2.5, and the economy is growing at 5%.
10:15 AM - 23 Dec 2014
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CHEERS TO MY HATERS....Be patient, there's a lot more to come...

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BREAKING: Dow tops 18,000 for 1st time ever, +180% increase from Bush's crash. #HappyHolidays http://bloom.bg/1wZSXsz
10:28 AM - 23 Dec 2014
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This is what progress looks like....

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