Bush's Poplar Bluff message: Economy 'strong and getting stronger' (AP)

[Nambe]

POPLAR BLUFF, MO. (AP)

President Bush told Missouri voters Monday that new unemployment figures suggest "the economy is strong and getting stronger" and sharply criticized Democratic rival John Kerry for taking "yet another new position" on Iraq.

Campaigning in Missouri on Labor Day, Bush cheered the dip last month in the nation's unemployment rate to 5.4 percent. The economy is rebounding, but unless 900,000 jobs are created in the next two months, the president will head into Election Day saddled with being the first president since Herbert Hoover to lose jobs under his watch.

"This economy, because of our tax relief and because we have great people in this country who refuse to be intimidated, who believe in the future, is strong and is getting stronger," Bush said at the rally in southeast Missouri that was dampened by a steady rain.

Yet, an estimated 8 million Americans remain out of work this Labor Day and the job market remains a political vulnerability for the president, especially in hard-hit states like Missouri. ..

[salinen]

1. "spread the love"

[LauraK]

2. A town named for his speech!

Should have been "Popular Bluff".

[htuttle]

5. That's how I read the headline the first time

"Bush's Popular Bluff message: Economy 'strong and getting stronger'"

[RobertDevereaux]

3. Stronger and getting stronger?

Well, as they used to say in junior high, stench isn't everything!

[LisaL]

9. Bush is probably confused again.

Could he be talking about hurricane season?:P

[qanda]

4. They think if they say it enough...

It will be true.

[Parche]

6. loss jobs

First he loses millions of jobs, then they rebound a little
and he says he is helping the economy, well no sh*t
How else can he explain it.

Just like taking the credit for falling oil prices, but after they
hit $49 per barrel, it looks great that they are at around $42

[stickdog]

7. Shouldn't that just read, "Bush's Popular Bluff?" (nt)

[Cha]

10. Good One, Stickdog!

[Cha]

8. My son said to me today over the phone that

the Ecomomy sucked when talking about the money his 401K lost. I said bush says "the economy is getting stronger"..my son said..he's a fucking asshole!

My son also registered to vote so he can vote for Kerry in Hawaii!