This whole tread is so funny!
Trying to hold Obama's 3 yrs responsible for 30 yrs of failed conservative ideology is idiotic. 30 yrs of outsourcing, trickle-down, deregulation which led us on our current economic situation, allowing speculators to make huge profits from gas and blaming it on Obama, unfunded wars, deficits don't matter (remember?) and on and on. To say any president is responsible for the failure of the past 30 yrs is just ignorant and very Republicon. I remember when wing nuts said the right was the party of responsibility, remember? well take responsibility and admit you represent the very wealthy and are responsible for the ideology that got us into this mess.
It will take time to beat back the fascists and restore this country to greatness. Face it Dix, our govt is not here to make sure international corporations in China make a profit.
War Is Peace
Freedom Is Slavery
Ignorance Is Strength
George Orwell
apple0154 (04-22-2012), christiefan915 (04-23-2012), Phantasmal (04-22-2012), Rune (04-22-2012), Taichiliberal (04-23-2012)
What kind of country have we become?
One in which federal prosecutors can take “evidence” before a “grand jury,”
and that grand jury can “vote to indict” a former president for 91 alleged “crimes”?
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
It's cute to go w/ net jobs, but if you're going w/ that, whoever you spend days campaigning for - if they win - will not see a net gain in their admin, either. That's because we lost many millions of jobs after the crash.
But, the condition of gaining jobs - as in, the economy adding jobs instead of losing them - is an improving condition. It's pretty simple.
poet (04-22-2012)
You're missing a very important point. While you're right Obama can't force companies to hire people and you're right there will always be advances in technology and productivity and you're right there will always be people losing their job what Obama can and is doing is to ensure one does not lose their medical insurance at the same time. It's referred to as social programs. Not Socialism.
So, as the nation and society advances and the resultant situations arise, namely job loss or job change, Obama is trying to ensure people can cope with the change without losing everything they worked for up to that point. Why would any rational thinking person object to that?
"May your reality be as pleasant as mine."
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
No. I just understand what "gaining jobs" means in the common language. The economy was losing millions of jobs - because of the crash. Remember that? I don't think there is any policy that would have turned that around quickly.
Now, the economy is gaining jobs. The momentum has clearly shifted - not as quickly as anyone would like, but companies are hiring instead of firing.
You're just too much of a hack. You refuse to see what is obvious.
poet (04-22-2012)
Well, in spite of Mr. Obama's (and your) best intentions and efforts, at least 300k more people are without insurance this month because they lost their jobs. The shrinking number of people who still have jobs with insurance, are watching their premiums rise 300 percent or more. The whole idea and concept has been a total and complete economic disaster and clusterfuck from Day 1.
See, here's the thing... You spewed this exact same bullshit in 2008, and the nation responded by electing the man who promised to bring Hope and Change and do something to improve this dismal situation.... BUTT..... Things have gotten WORSE not BETTER! Virtually EVERY "problem" you nailed to Bush and Republicans, is WORSE under Obama! You name it -- it's WORSE!
I think you mean 'gained jobs' don't you.....I realize the change was subtle and you probably assumed no one would notice, but you were wrong.....I don't care how common your language is, and I certainly know how common your misrepresentations are, but no one believes that when you have less than you did when you started that you have gained anything.......I'm curious.....if you went on a diet because you weighed 200 lbs and after three years you weighed 210 would you brag about how much weight you lost?......
Isaiah 6:5
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
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