Watson Coleman: “I will talk about good economic news, the optimism that my friend and colleague from Arizona has discussed. I have…”

“I will talk about good economic news, the optimism that my friend and colleague from Arizona has discussed. I have always been a believer in looking at the cup half full rather than half empty. This cup is pretty full right now and is filling every day. It tastes good to drink from it. There is good news out there and we need to talk about that. We used to have an expression that politics ends at the water's edge. We did not allow debates between candidates to confuse the way foreign policy was conducted abroad. There is something akin to that with the economy. Certainly the issue of jobs and economic growth are appropriate for political discussion. No doubt about that. I worry when it reaches a point that the volume and nature of the debate is actually hurting the economy. Maybe we have gone too far. So much of our economic activity is based on the way we perceive the direction of the economy. Perception does have some impact on reality. Those who try to shape the negative perception for political ends should reflect a little more on that. It is the political season, the Presidential race is coming up, but the volume of negative statements in absolute denial of what is happening with this economy is a little disconcerting. I am concerned about those who are tempted to believe good economic news is bad political news, and bad economic news is good political news. We should be better than that.”