Better Than Expected Second Quarter Growth? Is the Post Kidding

I somehow missed this Post article touting the 1.7 percent growth rate reported for the second quarter as better than expected. First it is incredible that the piece would leave readers with the impression that this strong growth, at one point telling readers:

"Some economists anticipated that the better-than-expected GDP report, if coupled with encouraging data in the job market, could encourage the Fed to pull back its support for the economy sooner."

The economy's rate of potential growth...