WASHINGTON (SR) - President Barack Obama told House Republicans to "stop trying to frighten the American people with facts that do nothing to comfort them."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters that Obama made the admonition during a bipartisan meeting at the White House on Wednesday, and produced a chart to show Republicans that "things are a lot better." Reportedly the pie chart simply showed an 85 percent area denoted "a lot better," and the remaining 15 percent area marked "a little better."
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) responded to Obama's request by calling Obama "Karl Marx on crack," and his policies "economic anal rape." However in an apparent spirit of reconciliation, Boehner joined other Republicans in offering their congratulations on a job well done "to the Special Olympics standout that made that chart."
My comments: I have to say, until I saw the statistical proof on that chart, I wasn't so sure this stimulus thing was working. Let's celebrate our economic prosperity with a delicious margarita!
