re: #104 b_sharp

But the US recovery isn’t independent of the other western economies. If they have problems, then it will slow down US recovery just as if the US recovery is slow it will slow them down. Looking to the policies of any one president as compared to others doesn’t take into account how the recovery of other countries affects the US. Comparing presidents within the context of the world economy is necessary for accuracy.

Up here we had 3 provinces that did well in spite of the world’s and country’s fall into the recession. Many were touting the policies of the provincial governments as the reason those three provinces did well. But it wasn’t the policies of the governments, it was the sharp increase in oil production following the oil prices going above $100C a barrel. All three provinces had that one thing in common, oil production jumps.

Okay true as can be. I just also note the very same facts are absent from the Twitter memes which was what I was really pointing out as inadequate to say the least, at worst misleading like championing this recovery as oh so much better than the one after Reagan got in.

it just partisan emoting, nothing more.