Prosperity Economics

As the new Congress (aka "The Crackpot 114th") opens, we could laugh or we could weep

Miss Mitch, er, beamed at Tuesday's swearing in in the Old Senate Chamber"After so many years of sluggish growth, we're finally starting to see some economic data that can provide a glimmer of hope. The uptick appears to coincide with the biggest political change of the Obama administration's long tenure in Washington: the expectation of a new Republican Congress."-- silver-tongued "Miss Mitch" McConnell,taking over the helm of the U.S. Senate yesterdayby KenThat's right.