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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Up In Smoke" data-source="post: 5775586" data-attributes="member: 79702"><p>I've seen the Democrats do this also.  You win one of the chambers during the midterms and are determined not to help the White House in order to have messaging during Presidential cycle.  I'm sure the House in this cycle was determined to have 2022 replayed in 2023.  Instead they sat on their hands as inflation was reduced, 3 million jobs were created, 5.5 million small businesses were created, GDP grew at 5+ % and the stock market grew at 25+%.  If Powell is correct and inflation gets to 2.5 % by mid year and the recession is mild, with only 4.2% unemployment and 4.25% short term rates, the house will have no claims to the US economy and it's direction.  They rolled the dice and to this point look foolish.</p></blockquote><p></p>