Wednesday, February 18, 2004
The power of positive thinking
President Bush gave Florida voters a preview Monday of his campaign pitch that the economy is vibrant and can be nourished with optimism and tax cuts, although mixed economic indicators prevent him from boasting of a boom.
Bush, speaking at a window and door factory in the state that decided the 2000 election, chatted with small-business workers and executives at a talk-show-style forum with "Strengthening America's Economy" emblazoned on two fake windows that the White House had created as backdrops.
The artificial windows revealed an inviting blue sky. Bush portrayed a similarly sunny outlook with remarks that used "optimistic" or "optimism" seven times in 49 minutes. He repeatedly stressed the power of positive thinking as an engine of job creation.
"A lot of economic growth depends upon the psychology of the people making decisions all throughout our economy," he said. "So far, the entrepreneurs have been upbeat."
See, unemployment is all YOUR fault cause you're not being positive enough.
posted by chris at 2:55 PM
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