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Bush Spoke Too Soon on Economy

President Bush, 1/6/06:

The American economy heads into 2006 with a full head of steam.

Bloomberg News, today:

The U.S. economy limped into 2006, growing at slower-than-expected 1.1 percent pace in the fourth quarter as consumers spent at the slowest pace since 2001 and corporations limited equipment purchases.

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