Originally Posted by
guppie
Success for a country coming out of the worst recession in our lifetimes? Yes, I think so. And it certainly illustrates how pedestrian Trump's 4% in the Q2 '18 was. BTW, 2017 sported 2.3%
ANNUAL GDP growth.
Even Lou Dobbs pulled that "I thought Barry said 3% was the new normal". Evidently, he and his Walmart listeners don't know the difference between quarterly and annual numbers.
And whatever "reeled" in Obama's spending, the fact is the annual deficit decreased substantially during his presidency. Unlike Trump, where with both houses republican, the deficit increased 17% yoy 2017 to 2018. Now THAT's winning.
You know that recession was set into motion by Clinton right? Obama and you are going to continue to blame Bush for the state of the economy and lackluster growth for EIGHT years of his presidency, yet Trump takes office, the economy starts roaring, and suddenly Obama gets to do victory laps? Hypocrisy knows no bounds...
Keep banging that deficit drum, he doubled the debt. It’s a moot point anyway since no one will stop spending regardless of party.