The good news is that the economy is strong, so let's stick to the negative meme

Sensible Mom by way of Instapundit takes a look at how the Bush economic record is reported. When the Dow hit a record high in 2000, the MSM was full of glee. Today the Dow reached a new record and what obsesses the Chicago Tribune. The downside of course. Sensible Mom dons the gumshoes.

I decided to do a Lexis Nexis search of the Chicago Tribune for January 2000 to see if the paper also put a negative spin on the previous stock market surge (remember that surge occurred while Clinton was president). And guess what I found? An article with a very different tone. Starting with the exciting headline titled, "Bull Market Spreading The Wealth In America" and continuing through the many paragraphs touting the growth in wealth and the number of people investing in the stock market the article is remarkably different from today's.