this question while i ask stephen first. stephen moore who letter grade do you give the economy right now? you know, he d gied i d give minus but i m optimistic about the future. you take into account corporate balance sheets still look beautiful, american companies are lean, mean fighting machines, you have the low interest rates, you ve got the housing recovery. i m pretty optimistic we may see that b minus turn into a b plus. jeff, your turn. i m right there, too. i think a b minus, this economy has held up well. one of the things i grade on a curve a little, maybe more of a c plus than a b minus because the government sector, government job growth is fading, government is a drag on gdp, minus 1% was the contribution in qe1. the private sector is doing well, 3.5% private sector gdp growth, roughly 200,000 private job growth. as the government sector is shrinking the private sector is growing, giving it a boost because the private sector is
that had no calms visiting iran and china despite their well known human rights abuses. we admire for thinks theory about black holes, i m afraid he has gone a black hole all his own. this week the dow jones hit 15,000 for the first time ever. paul, that is great news for investors. it s also a real tribute to the men and women who run american companies, large and small. during the recession, american businesses became lean, mean fighting machines. they cut their we ve. wouldn t it be a wonderful thing paul, if american government could become one-half as efficient as american businesses are. paul: i sure hope it lasts. [ laughter ] if you have your own hit or miss, send it to us at foxnews.com and be sure and follow us on twitter. that is it for this week s show.
this is the same steven hawking who had no qualms visiting iran and china despite their well-known human rights abuses. while we admire professor hawking for his theory about black holes, i m afraid he s gone into a black hole all his own. all right. steve? this week the dow jones industrial average hit 15,000 for the first time ever. paul, that is great news for investors. it s also a real tribute to the men and women who run american companies large and small. during a recession, american businesses became lean, mean fighting machines, they cut their waste, they became much more efficient, they deleveraged. wouldn t it be a wonderful thing, paul, if american government could become one half as efficient as american businesses are? all right. thanks. i sure hope it lasts. and remember, if you have your own hit or miss, please send it to us at jer@foxnews.com. follow us on twitter at je