LAWRENCE KUDLOW

Bush's 'R' Is for 'Right'

By LAWRENCE KUDLOW | May 3, 2008

President Bush may turn out to be the top economic forecaster in the country. About a month ago, he told reporters, "We're not in a recession — we're in a slowdown." At a White House news conference a few weeks later, despite the fact that reporters pressed him to use the "R" word, Mr. Bush refused.