Bad Economy, Mess You Up

Seinfeld The Chicken Roaster:

Kramer: Hey, stay away from the chicken, bad chicken, mess you up.

Seth: That's not going to be good for business.

Jerry: That's not going to be good for anybody.

The economy is clearly not in good shape. Whether we are already in a recession or heading toward one, most of the indicators signal growing economic weakness.

And this being an election year, Democrats have not shied away from jumping on and exaggerating every bit of bad economic news that comes outs. We're hearing again how this is the worst economy since the Great Depression and George W. Bush is the latter day version of Herbert Hoover. To a certain extent, it's understandable for them to try to emphasize our current economic problems to make the case to elect them in November.

But what's not understandable is the way that some on the left actually seem to celebrate bad economic news. It's not Democratic pols so much as it is certain members of the media and many left-wing blogs. Their reaction to any sign of economic trouble is often gleeful and gloating. More job losses? Ha, told you so. Financial firms collapse? Good riddance. The dollar weakens? We're getting what we deserve. These cheerleaders for recession almost seem as invested in defeat for the US economy as they are invested in defeat for the US military in Iraq.

Funny, but last time I checked the economy didn't belong to one political party. A strong and healthy economy should be something that ALL Americans would want.

During the 1990s, I didn't share many of President Clinton's political views, but I always wanted the economy to be good. In 1996, I wasn't hoping for an economic downturn to help get Bob Dole in the White House.

A strong economy is good for the country, good for business, and good for the individual American. A recession is not going to be good for business. And that's not going to be good for anybody.