On this week's NBC special about the killing of Osama bin Laden, Brian Williams repeatedly held up the famous photo of administration members watching the raid and asked those in the photo, "What does it conjure up inside of you?" This week also brought the latest job numbers, which revealed the lowest percentage of adults working or looking for work in 30 years. Maybe Williams should tape a follow-up special where he holds up a copy of the jobs report and asks administration members, "What does it conjure up inside of you?" Contrasting the White House's relentless focus on the bin Laden operation with its lack of relentless focus on the economy is enough to make one want to scream. Hmm, maybe Edvard Munch could paint it and we could raise $120 million to help the unemployed.
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The 500,000 jobs back in May 2010 are explained by the economic rule of symmetry. GDP contractions as during recessions and depressions are always followed by symmetrical growth. The policies in place were working so much that Obama’s administration claimed that now it is Obama’s economy. So what went so horribly wrong?
Unlike with foreign policy Obama’s entire economic team and budget man, save for Geithner and Bernanke all left. Including Summers who lead Clinton’s 22 million job gains and surplus. Of course he was hated by the fiscally irresponsible far left for creating the surplus with little impact to no impact on entitlements, the poor, the children, education or infrastructure.
Obama special interests then took over the purse strings. Down went the GDP and jobs. The real debate is not rich and poor. But Obama’s policies squandering our nation’s economic, employment and jobs potential
As for the focus on Bin Laden, this was the one-year anniversary of his death. It is no surprise that there would be some attention given to it this week.
Second, private job growth has caught up to where it was pre-recession. It's public jobs that have been slashed. If you are looking for Romney to bridge that gap, think again - he's running on a platform of cutting additional public jobs! So it seems strange to blame Obama when he is basically holding back the tide against further public layoffs.
The President had no choice but to address his foreign policy strengths early, to put the conservative arguments to rest on that issue. The fact is that President Obama is doing a great job, and the country's economy would recover at a significantly higher rate if the right wing would stop obstructing every bill he presents.
It would be a shame to reward Republican sabotage by piling on the President.
There's a weird disconnect going on where Republicans blame Obama for jobs losses, then run on a platform of further public job losses.
Those key issues and related domains of concerns are:--
1) European economic, banking, Euro currency, and Eurozone sociopolitical stability,
2) US stock+bond markets, unemployment numbers, oil market + gasoline retail prices,
3) Afghanistan war+occupation -- any "Tet offensive" type heavy casualty attack launched in October,
Arianna, I would really like to hear your on-the-ground in-depth understanding and intuitive insights on the evolving Greek economic-political-social stability question concerning rejection of austerity, and potential for real social-political revolutions sweeping throughout European Latin countries (Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal) spearheaded by Greek population. You have a unique vantage point and access, and discussing your unvarnished insights in an op-ed article would be truly valuable to elevate the level of voter understanding.
trying to sabotage your every effort. Try getting anything accomplished in an atmosphere of a DO NOTHING CONGRESS. BEST REGARDS FROM MITCH MCCONNEL
Though the President has been thwarted at every turn -- he will come out the victor and stronger in the fight. The country WILL move forward dispite a lot of efforts to paint the President in the light of one who lacks the capabilities of leading this nation. He will overcome.
Let's not forget what many of us witnessed....and why some of us understand the historically poor ratings of the Congress. We've learned to ignore the sway of the media; their biases sometimes get in the way.'
OBAMA in 2012 - VOTE !
OBAMA in 2012 - VOTE !