For the record: here’s what economists were saying pre-stimulus …

Since Team Obama has started the chatter that “saving or creating jobs” will be measured against an 11% unemployment rate, I checked to see what economists were saying right before the stimulus was passed.  Consensus was 8.8% — to me that’s the bar to apply to Obama’s program.  Let’s see what happens.

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http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-flash08.html?project=EFORECAST07

Article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123445757254678091.html

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