GOOD NEWS: “Wall Street soared Thursday, propelling the Standard & Poor’s 500 index and Dow Jones industrials to record highs as bright spots among generally sluggish retail sales allowed investors to toss aside concerns about the health of the economy. The rally, which gave the Dow its biggest one-day percentage gain in nearly four years, was perhaps surprising given that there was no extraordinary announcement or other catalyst often seen with such a huge gain, and that it came before most companies have announced their second-quarter earnings.” I’m watching Kudlow on the Tivo and he’s gloating. Rightly so.

Maybe it has something to do with that incredible shrinking deficit?