Recovery And The GOP

Considering that everybody rates the economy as the most important issue in the country, and the most important political issue in the country, it's a little surprising that there's been relatively little focus on the remarkably good news on the recovery in recent weeks. (Obviously there has been some attention, most notably the recent Newsweek cover story.)

Nobody can say for sure what will happen, but it sure looks like we're into a strong recovery, with two strong quarters of growth coming in the politically crucial six months before the mid-term elections.

Today's banner news is that consumer confidence rose sharply, with the index now at 57.9 -- the highest since the September 2008 collapse.