“A”<\/em> game. They are now, in all seriousness, proposing that what we are seeing here are the effects of the Bush recovery.<\/p>\nThe same folks who were insisting that Obama was responsible for every negative occurrence – from suicide bombings in Islamabad to pimples on teenagers – from the day after his illegitimate inauguration, now assert that Bush, from whom financial duties were stripped when the economy went south in August of 2008, that Bush somehow deserves recognition for his role in the market comeback.<\/p>\n
To summarize, if something bad happens it doesn’t matter how early in his term it is, Obama is the owner and the cause of it. If something good happens it wouldn’t matter if it were the middle of his second term, he is merely a lucky bystander. It was probably something Reagan did thirty years ago.<\/p>\n
Are even Fox News viewers stupid enough to fall for this? Please tell me they aren’t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After months of turmoil, the stock market has clawed its way back to levels that haven’t been seen for a year. Passing the 10,000 mark would ordinarily be perceived as good news by most market analysts and millions of investors, many of whom are relying on market performance for their future security and retirement. 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Last March, Fox News was the first to report that a declining Dow was unambiguously the fault of Obama, who had been in office for a little more than a month.<\/p>\n![](\"\/Pix\/Caps\/tea-party-rally.jpg\")
Undaunted, Fox came up with a unique explanation for why Wall Street would suddenly seem to be reacting positively to a Muslim, communist, alien president. It was the Tea Parties<\/a>:<\/p>\n![](\"\/Pix\/Caps\/cavuto-bush-recovery.jpg\")
And capping off the Fox News campaign to deny Obama any credit for the still advancing market, having now risen about 40% in seven months, Fox has raised the stakes and brought in their “A”<\/em> game. They are now, in all seriousness, proposing that what we are seeing here are the effects of the Bush recovery.<\/p>\n