TOM DELAY'S FANTASY WORLD: Meanwhile, the WSJ reports that while even some conservatives on Capitol Hill "are clearly nervous about letting the economic recovery speak for itself," House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) said, "no matter what way you look at it, the American economy is the strongest it's been in 10 years." It seems DeLay hasn't seen the data which shows more than 8 million Americans are out of work, more than one million have exhausted their unemployment benefits, consumer debt is at record levels, wages are stagnating, and more than 40 million Americans are living without health insurance. See this new American Progress backgrounder of how rhetoric from conservatives compares with the harsh economic reality for millions of Americans.
More (plus links) here at The Progress Report.
They simply say whatever they want. It can even be an outright lie. They just repeat it a few times publicly, and that makes it true. And you can take the facts and stuff them up your.....
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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