Curmudgeonly & Skeptical

   

In 1992 Peter Jennings acknowledged, if just for a moment, that the recession the Clinton campaign was making so much fuss about (worst economy in 50 years) had actually ended in March of that year.  "But don't tell that to [Joe Blow] in Orlando, Florida .... " intoned Jennings.  He went on to document how this baggage handler (or whatever) was still suffering from the Bush economic downturn.  Fast forward 12 years.        Richard J. DeKaser, chief economist at the National City Corporation in Cleveland, told the New York Times Friday: 'You'd be hard-pressed to find a dark lining in this cloud,' after the new job creations report was released.  Here's Jennings. 'When you look at the kind of work people are getting, however, the news is a little less encouraging.' ABC's downbeat story focused on service-sector jobs and those who are 'underemployed.' - Brent Baker writes at www.mediaresearch.com.