2012 U.S. Presidential Election

[Dark Sage]

I sure am, Roy.

If he becomes President, and unemployment is not below 6% in 2016, I'm gonna say he made a promise that he didn't keep.

He said it, and I'm gonna hold him to it.

[Roy Karrde]

I sure am, Roy.

If he becomes President, and unemployment is not below 6% in 2016, I'm gonna say he made a promise that he didn't keep.

He said it, and I'm gonna hold him to it.

"If he becomes President" is the keyword here. He is banking on that first.

[Dark Sage]

You gotta admit Roy, under 6%? That's a pretty grandiose goal, and I really have no idea how he plans to do it... We haven't been that well-off in a very long time.

In fact, I'd say he's crazy if I hadn't heard crazier things from politicians running for office.

[Roy Karrde]

You gotta admit Roy, under 6%? That's a pretty grandiose goal, and I really have no idea how he plans to do it... We haven't been that well-off in a very long time.

In fact, I'd say he's crazy if I hadn't heard crazier things from politicians running for office.

We have gone from 10% to just above 8% in about 2 years, it all depends I guess on how high work force participation is under his term, and what Greece does, and if China collapses. It can happen, but he will need to battle back the damage Obama has done as currently unemployment is much closer to 11%.

[Dark Sage]

Roy, what would it take for you to admit that he said something dumb?

IMOHO, it was really dumb. And the only thing dumber would be believing him.

[Roy Karrde]

Roy, what would it take for you to admit that he said something dumb?

IMOHO, it was really dumb. And the only thing dumber would be believing him.

Dude I said in the long term that it was dumb and was in agreement with you.

BTW the CBO already estimates that unemployment will reach seven percent by the end of 2015 and five and a half percent by the end of 2017, putting his six percent figure by 2016 pretty close to what the CBO already expects.