This'n'That; October Twenty-First #2; Misery

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owe-bama Gains In One Statistic!
    Most of the teenies; tweenies and twenties have never heard of "The Misery Index!"  This statistic was devised by President Johnson advisor, Arthur Okun, in the 1960s.  It's mearly the addition of the current--regime adjusted and approved--unemployment rate (U-3) and the current inflation rate.
    There's at least one site with which to research the history of The Misery Index.  http://www.miseryindex.us/ has statistics from January, 1948 to the most current information available (September,2011).  Some notable numbers:
Some numbers by presidency:

The lowest Misery Index thus far:  2.97 (July, 1953)
The highest Misery Index thus far:  21.98 (June, 1980)
The Misery Index, start of owe-bama Regime: 7.83 (January, 2009)
The Misery Index, end of owe-bama year one:  12.33 (January, 2010)
The Misery Index, end of owe-bama year two:  10.63 (January, 2011)
The Misery Index, owe-bama regime latest total:  12.97 (September, 2011)

Some presidential 'record holders:'

Harry S. Truman:  13.63-earliest #s-(Jan, 1948); 3.28 (Jan, 1953) Way Dn 63%
Dwight D. Eisenhower: 3.28 (Jan, 1953); 8.31 (Jan, 1961) Way, Way Up 253%
John F. Kennedy:  8.31 (Jan, 1961); 7.02 (Nov, 1963) Dn 15%
Lyndon B. Johnson:  7.02 (Nov, 1963); 7.80 (Jan, 1969) Up 11%
Richard M. Nixon:  7.80 (Jan, 1969); 17.01 (July, 1974) Way Up! 118%
Gerald S. Ford:  17.01 (July, 1974); 12.72 (Jan, 1977) Dn 25%
Jimmuh Cahtah:  12.72 (Jan, 1977); 19.33 (Jan, 1981) Way Up! 52%
"Ronaldus-Magnus:"  19.33 (Jan, 1981);  10.07 (Jan, 1989) Way Dn! 42%
George H.W. Bush:  10.07 (Jan, 1989); 10.56 (Jan, 1993) Up 05%
"Slick-Willie" Clinton:  10.56 (Jan, 1993); 7.93 (Jan, 2001) Dn 25%
George W. Bush:  7.93 (Jan, 2001); 7.83 (Jan, 2009) Dn 02%
ZERO-bama: 7.83 (Jan, 2009); 12.97 (Sep, 2011) Way Up! 69%

President Eisenhower holds 'the record' for the lowest Misery Index at 2.97;
President Cahtah holds 'the record' for the highest Misery Index at 21.98, way to go democRATs!!
President Eisenhower holds 'the record' for raising the Misery Index by the greatest percentage:  253%!
President Truman holds 'the record' for reducing the Misery Index by the greatest percentage: 63%
President Truman holds 'the record' for reducing the Misery Index by the greatest number: 10.35 points.
President Nixon holds 'the record' for increasing the Misery Index by the greatest number: 9.21 points.

Til Nex'Time....    REMEMBER:  George Soros and "Clown Prince ZERO-bama, the Narcissist" have another fifteen months to go..... any bets on the final number; on the final percentage?!?