Woe is me

How Liberal Dems, Major Media Perpetuate A Cycle Of Negativity

What do you see? Here are some of the resuts of a Investors Business Daily series, Beyond The Bias: “ Democrats were also much more bearish than Republicans on specific economic issues. For example: • Fewer than one in eight of Democrats (7%) feel the Bush tax cuts have been positive for the economy, compared with 58% of Republicans. • Two of three Democrats (67%) think a recession is likely in the next 12 months, vs. 42% of Republicans. • Almost four of five Democrats (78%) consider the federal budget deficit a major problem vs. 56% of Republicans. • Almost three in five Democrats (58%) consider the U.S. trade deficit a major problem vs. 39% of Republicans. ” The study [IBD/TIPP Poll ] tracks attitudes resulting from media covereage of the economy.  This pretty mush says it all. “ "For example," says Raghavan Mayur, president of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence, IBD's polling partner, "when the media put out a story that the economy is sinking, Democrats will toe the line regardless of what the reality is. ”