Question

So the recession is now all Clinton’s fault. Does that mean that Clinton gets the credit if the economy hits the job growth numbers that the administration now claims were a “goal” rather than a “forecast”?(*)

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(*) It was Table 3-1 in the Economic Report of the President (page 98) that started the whole controversy, eventually leading to a near-total admission that the administration made up the jobs numbers. Did Table 3-1 present goals or forecasts? The title of the table is “Administration Forecast.” You decide.