When Obama forced and rushed his stimulus through Congress by fearmongering down the economy and predicting catastrophe if his $3.27 stimulus porker wasn’t passed, he offered a carrot: pass his stimulus, his administration promised, and he would be able to keep unemployment under 8%:
The forecasts used to drum up support for the plan projected today’s unemployment would be about 8 percent. Instead, it sits at 9.4 percent, the highest in more than 25 years.
And Zero has created zero jobs ever since, as the unemployment rate climbed, and climbed to near 10% – and is expected to keep on climbing. But don’t let that stop the Obama White House for figuring out creative ways to pat itself on the back for a job done wonderfully.
A sticky little situation that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine got caught in is very illustrative. It appears that Corzine decided to embark on the same tactic his president has used.
Corzine aides told to ‘stretch’ truth
TRENTON, N.J. | New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine’s Cabinet has been told to orchestrate events to showcase job creation, even if it’s “a stretch.”
Mr. Corzine, a Democrat, is locked in a tight race for re-election with Republican Chris Christie and polls show the economy is a major issue.
The Star-Ledger of Newark obtained an Oct. 5 e-mail from Mr. Corzine’s deputy chief of staff, Mark Matzen. He asked the heads of several departments to come up with events that “get our message out” that Mr. Corzine’s economic policies are working.
Mr. Matzen went on to say that while many programs might not create jobs directly, they do have some connection through “training, giving money to sustain employment or create demand for workers.”
Corzine spokesman Steve Sigmund says the effort doesn’t have anything to do with the campaign.
Yeah, Steve. And every article I’ve written has actually been plugging for Obama.
We get a profound sense that we are being governed by weasels. Here are just a few of my own articles from May and June pointing out just how deceitfully “Corzinesh” the Obama White House has been:
Obama Wreckovery Act And Stimulus ‘Employment’: The Pathetic Reality
Obama And Unemployment: Just So You Know How Pathetically Incompetent Dear Leader Is
Obama Reveals His Porkulus Was Bogus In His Own Bogus Claims
Biden Falsely Claims 150,000 Jobs Created By Stimulus: And Never Mind Those 2.6 Million Jobs LOST
Those were yesterdays ridiculous lies. Today’s lies are even more ridiculous:
Vice President Joe Biden delivered a rousing review of the government’s economic stimulus plan in a conversation with the nation’s governors. “In my wildest dreams, I never thought it would work this well,” he said. “Thank you, thank you.”
The actual unemployment rate is now at 17%. From the AP:
More than a half-million unemployed people gave up looking for work last month. If laid-off workers who have settled for part-time work or have given up looking for new jobs are included, the unemployment rate rose to 17 percent, the highest on records dating from 1994.
Things couldn’t be going better, could they?
Meanwhile, even liberals are now beginning to realize what a pathetic bust Obama has been at creating jobs.
And only 43% of the voters would vote to re-elect Obama.
Tags: 17%, 8%, economic policies, job creation, Joe Biden, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, stimulus, stretch, truth, unemployment, wildest dreams
October 16, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Michael,
How is you mom doing? Continuing to pray on this end.
HL
October 16, 2009 at 3:51 pm
So far, so good, HL.
She had a mammogram this week, and was told to come back in a year.
Thank you for your prayers.
October 17, 2009 at 3:37 am
Good report! You are welcome.
October 17, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Moderator altered/deleted comment for following reason:
For the record, Alex, I don’t publish comments that a) have nothing to do with the article they’re posted to, and b) are all over the internet.
If you want to ensure that Jon Corzine continues as Governor of New Jersey, I can’t stop you.
But at least root for your spoiler on an article that mentions Corzine or Christie.
October 29, 2009 at 2:29 am
Comment altered by moderator.
I have no reason to allow comments that do not relate to the article to which they are posted in any way, shape or form.
I guess we’ll see whether or not your Daggett fellow destroys what would have been a win for conservatives or not.