Jobs Summit?

[ISASO]

Seriously? We need to have a Jobs Summit at the White House?

Your Majesty, surely you realize that Americans know this is a BS-attempt at looking like you're doing something.

Your Highness, you told us the Stimulus package and the Budget would take care of the jobs issue. If you took care of unemployment with the Stimulus package and the Budget, why are you having a meeting to talk about what to do about job creation?

[ShockCity]

I guess he could go clear brush on his ranch for a month and a half instead...

[Maggie]

It is my understanding that the President is also going to set off on a country wide tour to discuss economic recovery. You see it is becoming increasingly clear there is no problem facing this country so large that the White House doesn't think it can solve it through campaign-style events. :roll:

The “Average Joe” could save the President a bit of time and a save a little taxpayer money: Very few companies are hiring. Businesses are closing. Layoffs continue. We have seen painful industry-defining upheaval in the auto industry, financial sector, media, and publishing, as well as the continued decline in manufacturing, the lack of a pulse in real estate, and almost nothing going on in construction.

There are many reasons for this, but three factors are certainly playing an important role: (1) Businesses don't know whether or not, and how much, they will have to pay for employees' health care; (2) businesses don't know how much they'll have to pay for energy if cap-and-trade passes; and (3) businesses don't know how much they'll have to pay under the higher taxes Congress wants to enact as soon as it can. With these many ominous indicators and unknown risk factors out there, who would hire new employees? :noidea:

[WuDrWu]

There are many reasons for this, but three factors are certainly playing an important role: (1) Businesses don't know whether or not, and how much, they will have to pay for employees' health care; (2) businesses don't know how much they'll have to pay for energy if cap-and-trade passes; and (3) businesses don't know how much they'll have to pay under the higher taxes Congress wants to enact as soon as it can. With these many ominous indicators and unknown risk factors out there, who would hire new employees? :noidea:

That seems a little to easy and it's seemingly sprinkled with a touch too much common sense.

I have a more complicated but at the same time more correct answer:

It's all George Bush's fault.

[ISASO]

I guess he could go clear brush on his ranch for a month and a half instead...

Again, 11 months ago you told us you solved the jobs problem by spending money we don't have.

Now you tell us we need a meeting to start talking about jobs creation. Meanwhile our taxes will go up because of the money we spent that we didn't have to create jobs that never materialized.

What is the real truth, O Anointed One?

1. You lied in order to increase your power.
2. You really suck at this job.

[ShockCity]

So, Obama passed the stimulus bill on his own? It wasn't started during the Bush administration? Ya, that's right, he's the only one to blame for everything. That makes sense.

[ISASO]

Me blaming everything on Obama is no different that you blaming everything on Bush who, in case you haven't heard, isn't the President any more. There's an interesting dilemma for ya.

I noticed you didn't include the budget in your response. Why is that? Didn't Bush write this year's budget? How did that personal line-by-line review of the budget work for us and the national debt?

Regardless, now that His Holiness "The One" is in office, all our problems were to be washed away in a transformational flood of post-partisan, pragmatic, benevolent, transparent Governance from The Heavens.

You know, "Change you Can Believe In".

The kind of change where 11 months after you say you've fixed something you don't start having meetings to talk about how to fix that thing again.

The kind of change where you don't add more debt in 6 months than the country has piled up in its entire history with little or no demonstrable, auditable, sensible results.

Well, OK, if you live in Congressional Districts that don't exist, I guess you've seen quite a bit of money sent your way. We got all the problems in those districts fixed, don't we?

[ShockCity]

Me blaming everything on Obama is no different that you blaming everything on Bush who, in case you haven't heard, isn't the President any more. There's an interesting dilemma for ya.

I noticed you didn't include the budget in your response. Why is that? Didn't Bush write this year's budget? How did that personal line-by-line review of the budget work for us and the national debt?

Regardless, now that His Holiness "The One" is in office, all our problems were to be washed away in a transformational flood of post-partisan, pragmatic, benevolent, transparent Governance from The Heavens.

You know, "Change you Can Believe In".

The kind of change where 11 months after you say you've fixed something you don't start having meetings to talk about how to fix that thing again.

The kind of change where you don't add more debt in 6 months than the country has piled up in its entire history with little or no demonstrable, auditable, sensible results.

Well, OK, if you live in Congressional Districts that don't exist, I guess you've seen quite a bit of money sent your way. We got all the problems in those districts fixed, don't we?

You seem bitter. Your life must suck to be so obsessed. I'm sorry for you.

[ISASO]

Nah, it's just fun to load up the posts with things to see if you will try to defend the indefensible and nonsensical.

I noticed you didn't try.

[WuDrWu]

Some of us do get a little bitter. Especially those of us with a vested interest in the demise of our country. Those of us that actually pay taxes, believe in the Constitution, freedom and have children and in some cases grandchildren that will be burdened with the reckless stupidity of today's so called leaders.

[Downtown Shocker Brown]

Just saw on the news:

They underestimated the number of jobs created by the stimulus. It was 1,600,000 jobs, or a 3.2% increase.

****In best infomercial voice****

BUT WAIT:

If you know how to read you see that the graphic showsthat an estimated that between 600,000 and 1,600,000 jobs were created. I wonder how they figured that? a plus/minus of 500,000 jobs?

[Capitol Shock]

I saved 72 jobs today! I bet I can double that tomorrow!

[ISASO]

We could all chip in and "create or save" 50 jobs like they did in Arkansas. They bought a $1000 lawnmower.
Which person within the Ministry of Truth can come up with the best spin for that one?

ShockCity, how about you? Can you take a swing at that one or will you just run ol' Play #1 - attack the messenger?

[ShockCity]

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/01/19/no_jobs/index.html

http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/thisistheaflcio/ecouncil/ec08052003f.cfm

[wu_shizzle]

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature...obs/index.html

http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/thisis...c08052003f.cfm

Where are the Salon and AFLCIO articles ripping Obama for his dismal record of Job Loss and Joblessness?

Oh right, doesn't fit their political agenda...