However, under Junior that's considered "strong growth".

Two thing some to mind here: a slavish devition by the majot media to socialist / new-age "economics" and the soft bigotry of low expectations...

due to possible (your) smartphone issues, I'm not sure if I am reading your premise correctly. But from what I surmise, my response would be that 0.8% growth following several years of strong growth is dismal. But 0.8% following possibly the worst economy in our history is hopeful.

LOL!

"Wost Economy in History?" What? The Bush years or Idi Amin Jr.'s first junta?

I'd trade eight years under Bush for 8 years under Idi Amin Jr. any day of the week.

In fact, with continual double-digit unemployment, rationing, and an 8-year drought (known as the Dust Bowl), FDR easily had the worst economy over the last century or more.

You are seriously brainwashed.

From everything I've ever heard, that stuff was supposed to be fantastic.

need to get out of Motown. messes up the view. here's some hope for the rest of the nation...Massachusetts is on the move and we are usually on the early indicator side.