Liberals are desperate to change how voters feel about the economy, and those efforts aren’t going so well.
Last week, New York Times columnist David Brooks attempted to debunk voters’ negative perceptions about the economy by taking a photo of his meal at Newark Liberty International Airport, a burger and fries, which he claimed cost him $78 and that the high price of the meal was “why Americans think the economy is terrible.”
The tweet/post went viral… for all the wrong reasons. While few dispute that his bill did come to $78, Brooks was quickly mocked for leaving out important context, identifiable because of the alcoholic beverage shown in the photo. Brooks’ tab likely was $78, not because of the meal, which only cost $17, according to the menu of the establishment where he dined. Two double whiskeys would have brought the bill to the amount he lamented in the post…