"We still have a long way to go and a lot of work to
do," according to Barack Obama, who finally quit blaming George Bush and instead
blamed “natural disasters, high gas prices, economic turmoil in Europe, and
state and local government budget cuts.”
Top presidential adviser David Plouffe promptly predicted unemployment
isn't really going to affect the 2012 elections, asserting that "People
won't vote based on the unemployment rate.”
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COMMENTS:
This from the President who has said virtually every month
since taking office in 2009 that he was going to make jobs his number one
priority; this from the President who wants to spend more money and raise more
taxes; this from the President who sends his wife and family off on vacations
at taxpayer expense, is out on the campaign trail in the middle of national
crisis, and who goes out and plays golf while 20 million Americans wonder if
they will ever again have full-time employment and countless thousands of
people exhaust their unemployment benefits.
Who in hell does he think he is?
TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. According to YAHOO
NEWS, the so-called economic recovery is “the worst in decades.” Is it really
that bad, or is this all politics?
(Tyrell ~ Menlo Park, CA)
A. Ask some of those
tens of thousands of people who are now dropping off the unemployment rolls
after 99 weeks of joblessness.
Q. Do I understand
that the White House is still flatly refusing to talk any budget reduction
unless there are tax hikes? (Herb ~ Fall River Mills, CA)
A. Yes. Obama wants to raise your taxes so you will
vote for him in 2012.
Q. CBS has had its
share of news scandals. Now, there are
allegations that video they showed of the Boston July 4th fireworks
were faked. Why don’t they just shut
down their news department altogether? (Dawn ~ Reno, NV)
A. MSNBC needs the
competition. There are still people out
there who think CBS is some kind of icon when it comes to the news. Take Dan Rather, for instance…
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“In the 1930s one was aware of two great
evils - mass unemployment and the threat of war.” ~ James Meade
TODAY’S VIDEO:
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