I still believe the fundamentals of our economy are strong. Senator John McCain endured a round of media scorn, and, ultimately, electoral defeat after he uttered those words on August 20, 2008 (and when he doubled-down on them nearly a month later). After all, the world was in the throes of the early stages of the Great Recession and Americans were feeling anything but strong. Now, nearly a decade on, McCain’s words make sense, and he is widely regarded as having been correc