Ten Months to Go: Can Obama Really Double Our Exports By Then? May 6, 2014
Posted by geoff in News.trackback
The Bureau of Economic Analysis released their report on international trade this morning, giving us our monthly chance to see how progress President Obama has made on his promise to double exports by next January. We’re in the last 10 months of the 5 years he gave himself to do this, so I’m sure you can feel the excitement mounting as much as I. Here’s how he’s doing:
I’d say he doesn’t have a prayer of making it – in fact, he’ll be lucky to get halfway there. And reaching only 50% of his promise gives him an F.
Pretty much locked in at this point, except for one little detail. The BEA is planning to make a major overhaul to their reporting in June. Could this be an 11th hour attempt to save the president?
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Innocent Bystanders 
“…..there is going to be a major overhaul to the reporting in June.”
Well, there you have it!
All Obama has ever cared to do is look good on paper.
Or in words, just words.
In past years I brushed aside everybody’s suspicions, but after hearing all the tales of incompetence and malevolence lately, I’m no longer a trusting sort.
It’ll be interesting (or maybe disgusting) to see what happens in June.
Any minute now, man. That line is gonna take off like a rocket.
is bullshit an export?
^^^HA!
Question: are these increases adjusted for inflation?
They are not. So this is the best possible case for the President.
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