Spoiling the view

The San Diego Union Tribune:

We urge that 40 percent who see a recession and the 61 percent who disapprove of Bush's handling of the economy to take a moment and consider the actual facts.

They then predictably cherry pick good news and claim it paints a rosy picture.

And for the people who actually feel the economy is in a recession, for those who don't care much for Bush's handling of it, well, your experience should not matter. Just look at those numbers!

People don't have to look at employment data of GDP to understand the impact of the economy on their own life. And because so many Americans are having tougher times now then they did when the last Democrat was in office, they see Bush's impact on the economy as negative.

As gas prices ease, I'm sure you'll see the President's numbers improve here, which will in turn boost his overall numbers.

There's not much room left for him to go down.