"I would say to my colleague that the misery index, inflation and unemployment, when added together is the lowest it has been in the last series of Presidents, even going back to Jimmy Carter. So I think the Bush administration is doing a good job"

Cliff Stearns is praising the Bush administration for their economic success. He is referring to the "suffering index," which is the amount of the unemployment rate and the inflation rate. According to Stearns, the anguish index is the most affordable it has been given that the presidency of Jimmy Carter, indicating that the Bush administration has actually done a great job in managing the economy. This is a positive evaluation of the Bush administration's financial policies, and suggests that they have actually succeeded in keeping inflation and unemployment low. Stearns' statement is a testament to the success of the Bush administration's financial policies.