Dim Bulb: Hillary Clinton

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Published June 3, 2012 4:00am EST | Updated October 30, 2023 6:03am EST



Who: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

What: “We’ve got the growth part figured out,” Clinton told the Danish parliament Thursday, discussing economic growth and clean energy.

Why it’s dim: On Friday, the latest jobs report showed that the unemployment rate increased to 8.2 percent in May. Earlier, the year’s economic growth forecast had been revised downward to just 1.9 percent.

Cure: Don’t get ahead of yourself.