Posted by Jed Lewison on Sun Dec 14, 2008 at 8:10 AM Pacific

Oh, Johnny Boy

John McCain on "This Week" said the economy today was the worst in his lifetime. Keep in mind that he was born in the middle of the Great Depression. The unemployment rates for the first few years of his life:

  • 1936: 17.0%
  • 1937: 14.3%
  • 1938: 19.0%
  • 1939: 17.2%
  • 1940: 14.6%
  • 1941: 9.9%

Just to be clear, I'm only posting this because I think McCain's penchant for exaggeration is hilarious. For the most part, he was gracious towards Obama on the broadcast, and he even indicated the possibility that he'd support the stimulus plan (though I can't imagine he actually will).

Oh, Johnny Boy

John McCain on "This Week" said the economy today was the worst in his lifetime. Keep in mind that he was born in the middle of the Great Depression. The unemployment rates for the first few years of his life:

  • 1936: 17.0%
  • 1937: 14.3%
  • 1938: 19.0%
  • 1939: 17.2%
  • 1940: 14.6%
  • 1941: 9.9%

Just to be clear, I'm only posting this because I think McCain's penchant for exaggeration is hilarious. For the most part, he was gracious towards Obama on the broadcast, and he even indicated the possibility that he'd support the stimulus plan (though I can't imagine he actually will).

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