Monday, January 07, 2008

I Don't Know Why These People Bother Speaking

Think Progress reports’ "Today aboard Air Force One, a reporter asked: Senator Clinton said on Saturday that the U.S. economy was slipping towards a recession. Is that a view the White House shares; why or why not?"

Presidential spokesman Tony Fratto responded "I don’t know of anyone predicting a recession."

Think Progress goes on to list several including Harvard University economist Martin Feldstein. "A reporter later followed-up and asked Fratto about Feldstein’s statements. Fratto dismisses Feldstein, saying the former chairman of Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers was guilty of “prognosticating.” “Well, even that isn’t a firm prediction,” said Fratto."

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