Growth As Far (Away) As the Eye Can See

Recovery summer:

The U.S. economy will lose steam as the year progresses but will not slide back into recession, even though unemployment is unlikely to fall significantly, according to a survey released on Saturday.

The Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey of private forecasters found analysts increasingly glum about the outlook. They now see the economy expanding just 3.1 percent in 2010, down from 3.3 percent in the June poll.

Like Bush before him, Obama has yet to learn to under-promise and over-deliver.

Although at this point, I’m not sure it’s even possible to under-promise.