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largely to legal immigration. that means over time, we will need new housing, unless kids want to live with their parents forever. consumer confidence has hit a five-year high and not without reason. americans have been paying off their debt at a steadyclipse since the financial crisis. the u.s. economy is susceptible to bubbles and manias, but also has the flexibility to adjust. american people and companies change past practices, take pain and prepare for the future. when you compare american companies since 2007 with say japan s great corporations after that company s prices and recession, it s clear that u.s. corporations are pretty ruthless in restoring productivity, even at the cost of firing people. and they re nimbler which oft aen means they come through a crisis stronger and faster from automobiles to airlines to energy, companies are posting strong sales and profits. american banks have been under fire for many quarters.
tone deaf about the concerns that the congress and the american people have about national security questions. you know, i think it s true that the white house has oft aen been tone deaf, but every second term has scandals. if you compare these with iran contra and monica lewinsky, these just seem pretty minuscule. i agree with david that the issue of going after whistleblowers, that really does trouble me. but i also think one that troubles journalists much more than it troubles the american public as a whole. the intelligence community is hypersensitive on absolutely. i do think we tend to write about and pay attention to issues that concern us. if you look at all the challenges facing america, i guess i d have a hard time placing a very high on the agenda. i m guessing, dan, you disagree. i think the irs is unique because it touches so many
her fair and her air aers are legitimate. i don t think we should ridicule anyone. she would make mistakes claiming that the hpv vaccine. i requested a moment of silence, but, you know, i actually disagree to the extent that i think michele bachmann should be thanking the press. we created her. we re the reason she s not one of 400 other people in the house whose names we don t know and never will know and she played the press just right. sure, it was full of ridicule and sure it was full of fun and that the revolutionary war started in concord, new hampshire. that s terrific stuff and whether she was doing it deliberately and oft aen, she made her name through the press and it worked very well for her. waiting a long time for that, thanks. i want to turn now to the irs scandal and the conservative
didn t say that i had contended that pressured push for gun control and here s what you wrote, put it up on the screen. it involves acting as a crusading vanguard while denying often self reichesly that anything of the sort is happening. the trouble is that when you set out to lead a conversation, it s important for journalists whether you like the phrase, leading the conversation or not, push controversial issues that the politicians otherwise might prefer not to talk about. yeah, no, i think that s fair and i also think it s fair. look, journalists, you know, it s a hard job. right? the idea that there is a sort of perfect, unbias position from which to cover the news is of n often, you know, it s oft aen not not achievable. act as stenographers. john boehner said this, experts say this. the harder thing to do when the