Obama: The Fundemantals of Our Economy Are Strong

"[T]he fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times."

—John McCain, September 15, 2008

"He doesn't get what's happening between the mountain in Sedona where he lives and the corridors of Washington where he works. . . . Why else would he say, today, of all days—just a few hours ago—that the fundamentals of the economy are still strong? Senator—what economy are you talking about?"

—Barack Obama, September 15, 2008

Now, does anyone believe the economy has gotten any better since last fall? For reference, the Dow closed at $10,917.51 that day (it has dropped 34% since then, even with the recent "surge").

Well, one person does.

"We’ve got the most dynamic free market economy on earth."

—Barack Obama, March 14, 2009

OpinionPolitics agrees that we have the most dynamic free market economy on earth, but that can only be true if the fundamentals of our economy are strong. That is true today, but it was also true (even more true, actually) on September 15, 2008.