On Dec. 20, I read a news story that said that the U.S. GDP increased at an annual rate of 4.9 percent in the third quarter 2007. The next day I read that “Consumer Spending Surges in November by Largest Amount in 3 1/2 Years.” I also saw that week that NUVO was running a poll asking, “Do you think the U.S. economy is in a recession now?” When I looked at the results in the Dec. 27 NUVO, I saw that 64 percent answered “YES”!

I want to thank you for providing such a wonderful illustration of how effective the Democrats and their echoes in the media are at spinning the news to their political advantage.