On the basis of reading AP, this can’t possibly be true. A simple reading of AP articles would lead anyone to believe that the recession that began in 2001 persists.
This also begs the question of a recession now .. just how could there possibly be a new recession when the AP never said the old recession of 2001 had ended .. it can’t get bad if it never was good.

Obama walks on water

Now she’s got it in one side of her Wright head that it’s a scandal that military annalists may have consulted the WH, or vice versa, on the lead up to the Iraq War.

http://tinyurl.com/5bpd5l

I think she is praying for another ‘Cheney Energy Task Force’ type brouhaha.

Kennedy did not consult in his first lead up to war and the Bay of Pigs resulted. He consulted the second time and Russian missiles were removed 90 miles from Fla.

I don’t think Arianna is as smart as we are told.

He was great to mutts like Andrews because he proved that boomer trash can get over on other boomer trash enough to actually be a President twice. He set the bar to the lowest possible level and Slick still slunk under it.

btw, not to beat a dead horse but you keep acting surprised to find nothing but banal idiocy at Huffpoo. That’s like me waking up in the morning and being disappointed that my Airedale didn’t write a novel while I was sleeping.

Hitchens points out what it took for Clinton to finally act, quoting from Sally Bedell Smith’s book For Love of Politics:

“Taking the advice of Al Gore and National Security Advisor Tony Lake, Bill agreed to a proposal to bomb Serbian military positions while helping the Muslims acquire weapons to defend themselvesÔøΩthe fulfillment of a pledge he had made during the 1992 campaign. But instead of pushing European leaders, he directed Secretary of State Warren Christopher merely to consult with them. When they balked at the plan, Bill quickly retreated, creating a “perception of drift.” The key factor in Bill’s policy reversal was Hillary, who was said to have “deep misgivings” and viewed the situation as “a Vietnam that would compromise health-care reform.” The United States took no further action in Bosnia, and the “ethnic cleansing” by the Serbs was to continue for four more years, resulting in the deaths of more than 250,000 people.”

and we are not even mentioning Rawanda.

Henry Paulson’s role in the Bear Stearns crash was important in avoiding a potential crash. He acted with dispatch and allowed the Fed to take credit. The intriguing aspect of the Bush Administration
is that its good works often and regrettably go unnoticed and un-trumpeted.