WaPo Tells Readers They Should be Happy Because Growth Path Will Bring Us to Potential GDP in 2021!

I'm not kidding. That was in a front page "news" story on the November jobs report. The piece told readers:

"Some economists are forecasting growth as high as 3 percent next year. New data released Friday showing robust hiring in November suggested that the private sector already is gaining momentum.

"The only thing that has to happen is that lawmakers have to do nothing,' said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. 'It’s a pretty low bar.'"

According to the Congressional Budget Of...