"Fred" wrote in message
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Good point. During the first six years of the Bush administration
unemployment averaged 5%, the stock market topped 14,000, there were
24 consecutive months of economic growth. All this in spite of two
wars, Katrina, and 9/11.

By that logic, an airliner that crashed when it came in for landing had
a pretty good flight considering that nothing went wrong until right at
the end.

when the shoe shine boy took over the captains seat.

It's nice when genetic bottlenecks like you announce themselves in plain
language, usually you cross-burner types try to conceal your true nature if
you can.