WTF Is It Now?!?

ECONOMY IN CRAPPER WHILE BUNNYPANTS FUNDRAISES, CHEERLEADS FOR WAR
Public Says Bush Needs to Pay Heed to Weak Economy

The New York Times - A majority of Americans say that the nation's economy is in its worst shape in nearly a decade - and that Daddy's Little Doofus and Congressional leaders are spending too much time talking about Iraq while neglecting problems at home, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

The poll found signs of economic distress that cut across party and geographic lines. Nearly half of all Americans are worried that they or someone in their household will be out of a job within a year.

The number of Americans who said they believe the economy is worse than it was just two years ago has increased markedly since the summer. The number of Americans who approved of the way Mr. Bush has handled the economy 41 percent was the lowest it has been in his residency. Many people said they worried that a war in Iraq which most Americans view as inevitable would disrupt an already unsettled economy.

As Congress prepares to resume debate on a resolution supporting the use of force in Iraq, Americans said they thought members of both parties were trying to manipulate the issue for their political advantage.

"Bush is spending way too much time focusing on Iraq instead of the economy, and he's doing it as a political move," said Gladys Steele, 42, a homemaker from Seattle who is a political independent, in a follow-up interview yesterday. "He thinks keeping us fearful about going to war will distract us from how bad the economy is."

Geoff Crooks, 44, an independent who lives in Lincoln, Neb., said: "We are paying way too much attention to Iraq. Meanwhile, the stock market has fallen 25 percent and tons of people are unemployed including myself."

"Thanks to that unelected, AWOL idiot" said Haywood Jablowmie, 56, "I not only have to worry about being laid off, but about my kids getting blown to smithereens in Iraq. Thanks, dumbass."