Facts continue to plauge Bush campaign

I should just create a running post on the Bush economy and update it as new data rolls in. Because it gets old posting Bush claiming the economy is strong and people know it, and then refuting it with actual fact:

U.S. consumers turned gloomier in October, beset by soaring energy costs, relentless violence in Iraq, sluggish hiring and an increasingly bitter presidential campaign.

The Conference Board's gauge of consumer confidence fell to 92.8 in October, the lowest in seven months, from 96.7 in September, the private business group said on Tuesday. The reading was below economists' expectations for a dip to 94.0.

The main index was dragged down mainly by the consumer expectations component, which tumbled to 92.0 from 97.7. The current conditions index slipped to 94.2 from 95.3.

Yep, people know they got that tax cut a few years ago, and they are working. The average American can see it, right?