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Why Didn't Obama Tout How Great the Economy Is Doing?

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President Obama’s speech won’t change the country’s sour mood about jobs and the deficit, but America is coming back faster and stronger than anyone expected.

President Obama took the podium for last night’s State of the Union Address at a time when mood of the country is sour—toward the president and toward the economy.

An objective look at the data and the record of the last several years suggests that this shouldn’t be the case.

Historically speaking,...

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