◼ Message: I’m Not Concerned - Ed Driscoll at PajamasMedia
◼ Obama: "I'm Not Concerned About A Double-Dip Recession" - Real Clear Politics
"I'm not concerned about a double-dip recession, I'm concerned that the fact that the recovery we're on is not producing jobs as quickly as I wanted to happen. Prior to this month, we have seen three months of very robust job growth in the private sector. And, so we are very encouraged by that. This month, we still saw job growth in the private sector, but it slowed down," President Obama said at a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.◼ Only 24% Say They Share Obama's Political Views - Rasmussen
◼ Daily economic briefings disappear from Obama's White House schedule - The Hill
At some point during the first two years of his administration, President Obama stopped receiving the daily economic briefing that he requested when he took office.◼ Carville: 2012 could be ‘very rough’ for Obama, says civil unrest ‘imminently possible’ - The Daily Caller
◼ CNN Poll: Obama approval rating drops as fears of depression rise - CNN
"The poll reminded respondents that during the Depression in the 1930s, roughly one in four workers were unemployed, banks failed, and millions of Americans were homeless or unable to feed their families," says Holland. "And even with that reminder, nearly half said that another depression was likely in the next 12 months. That's not just economic pessimism - that's economic fatalism."
According to the survey, more than eight in ten Americans say that the economy is in poor shape, a number that has stubbornly remained at that level since March.
