253 days to go

"There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again."
     —Waco, TX; August 13, 2002

Let's do those tough times again!

379 days to go

"Recession means that people's incomes, at the employer level, are going down, basically, relative to costs, people are getting laid off."
     —Washington, D.C.; February 19, 2004