Where Are the Jobs, Mr. President?

Weekly Jobless Claims Post Surprise Jump, Hit 500,000

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to a nine-month high last week, yet another setback to the frail economic recovery.

Could the media QUIT using the word unexpectedly.

Jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months
Initial requests for jobless benefits jump to 500,000, highest level since November
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Jobless-claims-rise-to-apf-896075528.html?x=0&.v=2

Homebuilders and other construction firms are laying off more workers as the housing sector slumps after the expiration of a popular homebuyers' tax credit. State and local governments are also cutting jobs to close large budget gaps.

The increase suggests the economy is creating even fewer jobs than in the first half of this year, when private employers added an average of about 100,000 jobs per month. That's barely enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising.

How's that 'shovel ready' stimulus working out? "back from the brink...", LOL.
President Obama Speaks About the Economy Before Heading for Martha's Vineyard Vacation.

"Let me be clear...YOU LIE"!
Obama had facts wrong about visit here

Obama now blames poor job numbers on congressional inaction. Wait! His party runs Congress

The hits just keep coming...this is better than Comedy Central.

Sigh... his party?

Pez wrote:
Sigh... his party?

Until January 2011.

The rate is up...so much for that 'recovery summer'

You Lie...again...and again...and again...etc.............

LTRT wrote:The rate is up...so much for that 'recovery summer'

You Lie...again...and again...and again...etc.............

I'm shocked how predictable you are... Where did he lie exactly? (4 times I guess?)

Pez wrote:Where did he lie exactly? (4 times I guess?)

Let's see here..........

"If we pass the stimulus, the unemp rate won't go over 8%"
"If we pass the stimulus, we'll have millions of 'shovel-ready' jobs"
"If we pass Obamacare, your rates won't rise"
"If we help people with their mortages, they won't lose the homes"
and
"Recovery Summer"
geez, I'm tired of writing, wake up and smell the roses would you.

Seems to me the unemployment rate just creeped up! 20 months into Obama's term! Whose fault is that? I would say we are still in the vicious downward cycle. But it is also evident that everything the Obama administration has done to "stimulate" jobs has failed. It's time he realized he's the president and start acting like a president instead of acting like a circus clown.

Pez wrote:

LTRT wrote:The rate is up...so much for that 'recovery summer'

You Lie...again...and again...and again...etc.............

I'm shocked how predictable you are... Where did he lie exactly? (4 times I guess?)

Maybe you would prefer "inaction"???? This president hasn't done anything!

sure he has done things! he has started us down that there road to communism...ya know, like hitler? like when hitler made sure all his people were covered by national healthcare? made sure the poorest and neediest of his people were provided some basic survival assistance? when folks could get grants and/or loans to attend college? when he allowed inter-racial and even gay marriage? had zero tolerance for those who denied equality to folks based on race, religion, disability..all that crap? ahhhh those were the days!!

floridafun wrote:sure he has done things! he has started us down that there road to communism...ya know, like hitler? like when hitler made sure all his people were covered by national healthcare? made sure the poorest and neediest of his people were provided some basic survival assistance? when folks could get grants and/or loans to attend college? when he allowed inter-racial and even gay marriage? had zero tolerance for those who denied equality to folks based on race, religion, disability..all that crap? ahhhh those were the days!!

Accomplishments I'm sure that will be well rewarded in the November 2010 and 2012 elections!

i agree with you! tbaggery is loud and proud for sure, but they repel more people than thay attract.

You're entitled to your opinion. However I was sarcastic with my election comment! The President thinks he and government have all the answers and I think it will be proven this November that a majority of hard-working, AMERICANS will disagree with him and the democrats! Even the talking heads on MSNBC and CNN are conceding defeat in November! Surely if the president was doing such a great job of representing the will of the American people then that would be reflected this November as well! Time will tell but I, for one, am tired of our government interfering with our country! Both repubs and dems should get their hands off the economy and the hell out of our lives!

so some unpolitician can come in and straighten everything out...because while they are not in office they say they will? like all the bog changes ron paul has made for instance?

floridafun wrote:so some unpolitician can come in and straighten everything out...because while they are not in office they say they will? like all the bog changes ron paul has made for instance?

If you're happy with the status quo then keep voting the way you are! We need to overhaul congress and get rid of "career" politicians!

floridafun wrote:so some unpolitician can come in and straighten everything out...because while they are not in office they say they will? like all the bog changes ron paul has made for instance?

As I have said before, there is very little a president can do to boost an economy. But there is much he can do ruin it. This guy has no clue. Ron Paul wouldn't have been the perfect president, but he is hands down better than the one we have.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/07/democrats.obama.message/index.html?hpt=Sbin

From union activists to Democratic members of Congress, the message to the White House is clear: They want President Obama to present a clearer, more coherent message about his plans to turn around the economy.

See how dem candidates have started to distance themselves from the White House? I hate to break this to them but there is no clearer message. Spend, spend, spend never works.

Even NBC couldn't spin the numbers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39047733#39047733

Scooby01_98 wrote:Even NBC could spin the numbers.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/39047733#39047733

Poor Obama. He's quite the uniter too. See how he was dogging republicans yesterday during a campaign speech? I'm sure his koolaid drinkers will lap it up!

It's them...

Let's see here...nearly 2 years in office and he continues to blame the previous administation and the GOP for his failed policies.

Prediction go as follows:

"After 3 years in office and he continues to blame the previous administation and the GOP for his failed policies".

"After 4 years in office and he continues to blame the previous administation and the GOP for his failed policies".

LTRT wrote:It's them...

Let's see here...nearly 2 years in office and he continues to blame the previous administation and the GOP for his failed policies.

Prediction go as follows:

"After 3 years in office and he continues to blame the previous administation and the GOP for his failed policies".

"After 4 years in office and he continues to blame the previous administation and the GOP for his failed policies".

Yea, I agree. Sometimes I think the GOP was quite resourceful in how they kept f-ing up so bad. It's going to take several more years to make up for 8 solid years of suck: one necessary war neglected while the GOP focused on an unnecessary (and more expensive) war.... Then they cut taxes, tortured people, failed to get our soldiers out of Iraq, failed to catch Osama bin Laden, made Iran a larger player in the middle east... \

It takes work to F something up so badly.

little too much K2 last night Pez?

Pez wrote:Then they cut taxes

LOL, like that's a bad thing...why don't you pay mine since you enjoy paying them sooo much.

Pez wrote:failed to catch Osama bin Laden

Uhh, you actually want to go there? I think you better ask Mr. Bill why didn't HE catch him.

Scooby01_98 wrote:little too much K2 last night Pez?

Nah, it was the heroin... makes me cuss like a sailor... I was grinding up the oxycontin before I rubbed in on my gums...

In all honesty, I get incensed when I see conservatives blaming Obama for Bush's mistakes, and liberals blaming Bush for Obama's mistakes. It doesnt really imply rational thought.

LTRT wrote:

Pez wrote:Then they cut taxes

LOL, like that's a bad thing...why don't you pay mine since you enjoy paying them sooo much.

Pez wrote:failed to catch Osama bin Laden

Uhh, you actually want to go there? I think you better ask Mr. Bill why didn't HE catch him.

OEF, ONE, and OIF have cost a trillion and change, about the same amount as the stimulus.

Despite this, Bush subscribed to the supply side theory (shocking, I know) and cut taxes in order to grow the economy and create jobs. In a good economy where we don't have things like toxic assets and two wars, well it might have worked.

No one likes to pay taxes, but Bush's tax cuts were extremely irresponsible, and when he handed the reigns over, the economy was a shambles and unemployment was 7% or so, and our auto and financial industries were on the brink of catastrophic ruin. The expectation that Obama can correct all these issues within 17 months is pretty unreasonable.

Every administration makes mistakes, Bush 1 made a big mistake in Iraq, Clinton made big mistakes in health care and (in 20/20 hindsight) not going after bin Laden on the somewhat thin evidence he was responsible for the USS Cole, Bush 2 made big mistakes with the wars and irresponsibly cutting taxes, Obama has made mistakes in underestimating the direness of the economic situation he was on point to fix...

Logic has been run over by the rhetorical bus.