Originally Posted by GregE

If Obama was a little more on the ball, he wouldn't be crowing about these meaningless (in real terms) numbers.

Instead, he should merely describe this news as a good indication that things will get better for the average American in the not too distant future.

Even that would be a bullshit response, but at least it would be a tad more believable.

What he's doing here is just plain dumb.

The surest way for any leader to commit political suicide is to insult the voters intelligence in an election year.