Are You Still Paying Attention To The MSM?

All I've heard on the news since Tuesday is that the GOP challengers should stop focusing on the economy because it's doing so well and people are more optimistic (yea, 30% up from 22%, par-tay!).

I laugh when I hear this.

News out today: New-home purchases fall, 2011 worst ever for sales

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans bought new homes in December. The decline made 2011 the worst year for new-home sales on records dating back nearly half a century.

The Commerce Department said Thursday new-home sales fell 2.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 307,000. The pace is less than half the 700,000 that economists say must be sold in a healthy economy.

Obama's rockin' that economic message!

And that tax message...oh wait...his White House staffers apparently owe $800,000 in back taxes! Oops!