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Obama announces his Candidacy for 2012.

this morning

A stunning new survey gives the president a negative approval rating in the Empire State for the first time, with just 45 percent approval and 49 percent disapproval among voters, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll.

That's a sharp turnaround from June, when Obama's New York popularity was a healthy 57-38.

"The debt-ceiling hullabaloo devastated Obama's numbers even in true-blue New York," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

NY turns on Obama, says Quinnipiac University poll - NYPOST.com
 
That's right, ignore the reasons for the facts you robotically recite at all cost. The truth is that the trade deficit has been rising almost linearly for decades ... except that it fell off a cliff during the great recession. A rising trade deficit is an indication of recovery, just like rising oil prices. But conservatives when because the economy is bad, and then whine some more when it starts to improve and we see the inevitable results of an improving economy.

"The great recession"?

That's a new and interesting term.
 
That's right, ignore the reasons for the facts you robotically recite at all cost. The truth is that the trade deficit has been rising almost linearly for decades ... except that it fell off a cliff during the great Bush recession. A rising trade deficit is an indication of recovery, just like rising oil prices. But conservatives when because the economy is bad, and then whine some more when it starts to improve and we see the inevitable results of an improving economy.

I fixed that for you, Adam.
 
A rising trade deficit is an indication of recovery, just like rising oil prices.
Except when the reason is that fewer people are buying American made goods and services. That is what the quoted story indicated. It isn't that we were buying way more (a positive sign) but that others are buying way less from us (a negative sign).
 
Changing other peoples posts without their permission should not be a serious infraction.
I kinda like the idea so long as it is open, above board and appropriately called out. Like my bolded word that fixes your sentiment.
I believe it adds to the fun. And it makes clear the juxtaposition of our differing view points. Will anyone misunderstand? It is unlikely.
 
And yet the quoted story contradicts you. It specifically said that our exports are down. Way down. And there is no recovery. Recovery Summer One was a lie. Recovery Summer Two was a lie.

Do you have a reading problem? The graph in the quoted story indicates that exports have been rising steadily since 2009. The article also states: "[e]xports increased to $172.7 billion, the most on records dating back to 1992. A weaker dollar has made American goods cheaper overseas. Exports have also risen because of rapid growth in developing countries. Companies exported more autos, chemicals and agricultural goods in March."

Now it's true that exports have fallen off the last couple of months, but it remains to be seen if that continues and reverses the nearly three-year trend of increasing exports.
 
Do you have a reading problem? The graph in the quoted story indicates that exports have been rising steadily since 2009. The article also states: "[e]xports increased to $172.7 billion, the most on records dating back to 1992. A weaker dollar has made American goods cheaper overseas. Exports have also risen because of rapid growth in developing countries. Companies exported more autos, chemicals and agricultural goods in March."

Now it's true that exports have fallen off the last couple of months, but it remains to be seen if that continues and reverses the nearly three-year trend of increasing exports.

I will give you the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps we have dueling quoted stories. The first one, I referenced in my post said the export gap widened because way fewer people are buying our stuff. Here is a small piece from the story, dated 11 August 2011:

The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly increased in June to the highest level since October 2008 as a slump in exports exceeded a decline in shipments from overseas.

And no. I do not have a reading problem. Thank you for asking.
 
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I will give you the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps we have dueling quoted stories. The first one, I referenced in my post said the export gap widened because way fewer people are buying our stuff. Here is a small piece from the story, dated 11 August 2011:



And no. I do not have a reading problem. Thank you for asking.

Right, exports have been growing for the better part of three years, but dipped in the last two months.
 
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