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So the US economy contracts -2.9% annualised and it's foreign policy has become incoherent. 1937 all over again?
— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) June 25, 2014
Economy contracts 2.9% in Q1, worst quarter in 5 years, as May durable goods falls off 1% http://t.co/iRpRWpStix
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) June 25, 2014
More bad news this morning on the economic front: The economy contracted by nearly 3 percent. There’s no spinning these crappy numbers now.
Bloody hell. How do people come up with these numbers? Estimate that US GDP rose +0.1% now revised down to -2.9%. Gulp.
— Katherine Rushton (@kerushton) June 25, 2014
US economy contracts 2.9 %. Can't wait to hear @TheJuanWilliams and @AlanColmes spin this one! Obama has failed us.
— Sick and tired (@AgnesSBaker) June 25, 2014
LIBS BLAME "THE WEATHER" LOL> U.S. economy contracts sharply, consumer spending revised down http://t.co/3lTursqXEI #uniteblue #libcrib
— JmzMadison (@TerpNC) June 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/alexgerrard/status/481782250133266433
Q2 Rebound? Uh, not so fast. "U.S. durable goods unexpectedly fall in May" http://t.co/dYzxQqnqiq via @reuters #economy #tcot #redeyeradio
— Eric Harley (@ericharley) June 25, 2014
Economy shrank 2.9% in 1Q, worst drop since '09 http://t.co/ojhKcMu746 via @USATODAY Get ready for the excuses. Obama's Wreckovery. #tcot
— MikeBates (@MikeBates) June 25, 2014
“Unexpectedly,” of course.
#UNEXPECTEDLY! 5th year of "recovery" marked by 2.9% collapse in economy in Q1, worst since '09http://t.co/MHqY7dJt9w
— ConservativeNotCrazy (@IAMMGraham) June 25, 2014
Blame Bush in 3, 2, 1…
https://twitter.com/BigRMV/status/481790776775417857
Obama blames Bush for not being in office for the poor revised GDP numbers.
— Java Joe (@JavaJoeX) June 25, 2014
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