tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466597019504816922.post5614449195957658385..comments2024-03-06T21:42:58.051-05:00Comments on veritable pastiche: Are You Better Off? Sue Drummondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02029774265525845620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466597019504816922.post-19391734730964875782012-11-07T20:20:43.264-05:002012-11-07T20:20:43.264-05:00Agreed, and it's something I will be following...Agreed, and it's something I will be following. I think we'll have a test of this sooner rather than later -- fiscal cliff/sequestration and a lame duck Congress will make for an interesting, early test of Obama's 2nd term leadership. Stay tuned...Sue Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02029774265525845620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7466597019504816922.post-69210287010244978512012-11-07T00:22:11.743-05:002012-11-07T00:22:11.743-05:00(When Barack Obama took the oath of office in Janu...(When Barack Obama took the oath of office in January 2009, the Dow Jones was at 8279.63. It closed yesterday (11/5/12) at 13,112.44. <br />The first unemployment figure reported during the Obama administration was 8.3% in February 2009. It got as high as 10%, when we were in the worst of things, and it’s now 7.9%. <br />The Consumer Confidence Index was at 38. It’s now at 72.2.) - Baseline reset, interested to see the compare in 2016y=f(x)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14429625410847401675noreply@blogger.com