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Let's have a peek at the raw numbers, shall we? Year Growth GDP 1977 4.6% $2,086.0 1978 5.6% $2,356.6 1979 3.2% $2,632.1 1980 -0.2% $2,862.5 Now, then. Carter's first year was 77 - but the economy he inherited and grew from ended in 1976 - just as Reagan's economy is measured against what he was...

Carter was handed a roaring economy and drove it into the ground: 1977 4.6% $2,086.0 1978 5.6% $2,356.6 1979 3.2% $2,632.1 1980 -0.2% $2,862.5...

Let me see if I get what you're supplying to the conversation: You are saying that Cater walloped all five of the republicans who served before him following the conclusion of WWII, and was only ever beaten by the very slgihtest of edges (3/10ths of a percent) by ONE republican - a man who borrowed...

Ranking the Presidents by G.D.P. There is an element of unfairness in attributing economic growth to a president, of course. The government has limited influence on the economy, and the president can have limited influence on government policy, as anyone watching the current debate in Washington ha...

Recession count: Carter : 2 Reagan : 0...

There sure were a lot of bathroomers crying in their beers over this thread. Carter - a great president, or the GREATEST president? I report, you decide....

Father, church singer and Army veteran Biff Gore puts his all into Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" - and spins four chairs in the process. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY47CldFjro...

Two of my favs from The Voice. Dawn and Hawkes Audition: The Beatles "I've Just Seen a Face" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qU5PuPntIY 17 year old Bria Kelly Audition: James Taylor's "Steamroller Blues" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0x66SKfNeM...

Paralyzed GOP Lawmaker On Medicaid Opposes Medicaid Expansion More than a decade ago, Arkansas Rep. Josh Miller (R) was in a catastrophic car accident that broke his neck and left him paralyzed. Medicare and Medicaid paid the $1 million bill for his hospitalization and rehabilitation. But this wee...

Unfortunately it's not a spoof. It seems that the teabaggers don't even bother to vet their candidates....