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WASHINGTON -- There are intermittent signs that the recession may be near an end, though darkened by forecasts that the economy will likely take much longer than expected to achieve a full recovery.
Home sales are slowly climbing; durable-goods orders to U.S. factories, absent the transportation sector, were up 1.1 percent in June; corporate earnings have begun to improve; and banks are making a comeback as a result of a growing savings rate.
But it may be a bit premature to begin cheering that we are coming out of the woods, as a Newsweek cover story suggested last week. Housing prices...
An anemic recovery, with high unemployment
Which part of the Bush spending do you object to?
Xray Machines at airports?
Radiation detectors in major cities?
Chemical weapons detectors in major cities?
Biological weapons detectors in major Cities?
Increased port security?
Increased Rail Security?
Increased Truck Security?
Increase airline Security?
Increase food and drug Security?
Advanced training for 1st Responders?
Hospital staff training?
Increased Intelligence Security for FBI and CIA?
All this cost us Billions. In fact if you delete the cost of the above programs. Bush would have finish his 2nd term with a surplus.
So if you are going to complain about Bush spending, it...