"It profits me but little that a vigilant authority always protects the tranquillity of my pleasures and constantly averts all dangers from my path, without my care or concern, if this same authority is the absolute master of my liberty and my life."

--Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America

Friday, October 5, 2012

Once Again, the Only Chart You Need

We measure politicians running for re-election against what they promised they would do.   For Obama, we have an easy way of measuring his performance, the famous Romer-Bernstein chart prepared by his economic advisors to convince people that the stimulus was a good thing:

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