Unemployment is at the lowest rate since January 2009

Economy getting stronger

Unemployment is at the lowest rate since January 2009, with 23 straight months of private sector job growth. The Dow is at a four-year high, the highest since May 2008. Corporations have not been so profitable for 40 years, with margins for Standard & Poor's index companies exceeding 15 percent.

What measurement is syndicated columnist Michael Gerson using to make the astounding statement that the "facts of economic stagnation testify against" the president?

President Barack Obama has kept this country out of a depression and, without the assistance of Congress, has been able to slowly turn the economy in a positive direction. Of course, most of us want the economic recovery to be bigger and stronger. Think of how much faster and surer the recovery would be if Congress decided to participate in developing the public policies that would assist the whole American economy -- instead of the few who need no assistance.

BY MARY LOU SCHROPP

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