Context

According to the White House web page, Bush’s proudest economic accomplishment is this: “The economy has posted job gains for each of the last twelve months – creating nearly 1.7 million jobs since August 2003.” This is the boast they put at the top of the page, and the achievement that Bush mentions in every campaign speech.

Now let’s apply some context.

Perhaps not quite as impressive an accomplishment as one might have hoped.

Kash