H. has been addressing economic woes in his latest speeches. He was quoted today as saying "Unemployment is at its highest level in years." How many years is that? The answer is two. National Unemployment in March 2008 was 5.1 percent. When was the last time it was that high? Just a little over two years two years ago, in 2005. In 2004, it was even higher, at 5.5 percent. In 2003, higher still at 6.0 percent.

What's the point of this? To illustrate that H. is misleading the public. He has a tendency to do that from time to time. The statement "highest level in years," is technically true, but if you look at the actual figures year to year, it is not nearly as dire as he makes it seem. He claims to be a "new kind of politician," who won't play the "same old" word games, but that's exactly what he's doing.

Take, for example, his criticism of the John McCain "100 years in Iraq" comment. Any intelligent person knows that John McCain was making a comparison to troops we still have in Germany, Japan, Korea, etc., after wars in those countries. Yet H. has twisted the context of that statement to use to his advantage.

Of course, we conservatives are too smart for that. But the liberals are eating it up.