Marathon Pundit: Obama's hopeful economy

Barack Obama ran on a campaign of hope and lots of generalities. And generally speaking, he's looking at very hopeful numbers in his budget forecasts.

CNN picks apart Obama's numbers, here's a snippet:

Banking on economic recovery

The assumptions: The economy will start its recovery in 2010, with 3.2% growth in gross domestic product (vs. a 1.2% drop this year). GDP will grow 4.0% in 2011 and 4.6% in 2012.

Reality check: The White House's GDP estimates, while roughly in line with those projected by the Federal Reserve, are higher than average. Some say the administration is being too optimistic.