Are you like me? Are you sick of some business owners trying to explain their cold feet, their unwillingness to hire, their own lack of nuts on "economic uncertainty"? Are you tired of politicians piling on and validating this same lame-o excuse?
You know the routine: "We just can't predict our future costs for taxes, for health insurance, for this, that and the other. Therefore, we'll just stand pat and do nothing, for now." Not a new concept, but suddenly a very popular posture among righties.
When the hell exactly will perfect certainty show up? When did it ever? What bullshit! Business has always offered plenty of risk. There's always the unexpected. Life in general is the same. If looking you're for a guarantee, you're in a dream land. In the real world, we real people make a SWAG budget -- business or personal -- then roll with it as best we can.
The uncertainty excuse is just conservative code. Translation: "We're certain there's a black Democrat in the White House. And we're certain we'd prefer a white Republican. It's all so . . . uncertain."
We're coming out of the worst economic crash since 1929. Back then, it took FDR almost 10 years to turn things around. These days, we've had GDP growth for 3 years in a row, we're adding jobs, and unemployment is down again. And all The Glove can do is insist it just isn't good enough and pull crazy made-up numbers out of his ass. He claims that in his magical, mystical Mormon way, he'd somehow do better. Sure, Mitt, sure.
I'll stick with my Cousin Barry.
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