"It is surely too early to accurately gauge the broader economic impact of the president's program," Summers said. "But it is modestly encouraging that since it began to take shape, consumer spending in the United States, which was collapsing during the holiday season, appears, according to a number of indicators, to have stabilized."
Obama's folks taking credit for this when he wasn't even president until 1/20/09???
Obama's folks taking credit for this when he wasn't even president until 1/20/09???