"It's going to get worse before it gets better."

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Joe Biden was quoted saying this during the 2008 campaign for Obama. Pundunts made a big joke out of it. Joe Biden knew what was to come and was being honest with the American people. Imagine that! honesty during a campaign. I don't have a link. this is just from memory. If someone could find a link it would be much appreciated. PS I don't post much here but I have been a member since 2005. Love you guys!!!

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1. Found where president-elect Obama said that about the economy in 2009. And Biden too!

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-250_162-4652726.html

President-elect Barack Obama said the U.S. economy seems destined to get worse before it gets better and he pledged a recovery plan "that is equal to the task ahead."

http://article.wn.com/view/2009/01/25/Biden_Economy_will_get_worse/

Chicago Sun-Times2009-01-25: WASHINGTON — The White House warned Sunday that the country could face a long and painful financial recovery, even with major government intervention to stimulate the economy and save financial institutions. “We’re off and running, but it’s going to get worse before it gets better,” said Vice President Joe Biden, taking the lead on a theme echoed by other Democratic officials on the Sunday talk shows. At the end of the Obama administration’s first week, the party in power at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue sought to lower expectations for a quick fix despite legislation expected to pass by next...

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2. I stand corrected

It was Jan 2009.. But still.