The Obama economy is recovering, just ask Obama!
And why not! His is a story of golf, country clubs, rich donors and taxpayer funded trips to raise money for his campaign to retain the White House.
It's about glorious family vacations, date nights in New York and safari's in Africa.
It is a story of an out of touch politician with the one known goal of re-election and many other unclear goals of questionable benefit to the U.S.
But, if you ask ordinary Americans, they will tell you a different story of "economic recovery."
- A story of 9% plus unemployment (16% for blacks and 12% for Hispanics),
- American jobs lost and not created,
- Of rising health insurance, food and fuel costs,
- Of exploding federal budget deficits and spending with little return,
- Of record numbers of people on food stamps and welfare, and
- A resurgence of the Misery Index first compiled during the dark days of the Carter administration! The Misery Index, unemployment and inflation added together, is at a 28-year high of 12.7.
A re-run on 60 Minutes brings me to this!
I am not a big fan of 60 Minutes and in fact will rarely watch it unless a specific story is of great interest.
Tonight, however, a segment about a generation of children facing poverty, homelessness and hunger drew me in.
It is a story that represents some of the "bumps in the road" the President referenced that are in reality so much more. But for an out of touch politician possessing serious problems with empathy it is not that big a deal.
The real life "bumps in the road"
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