July 2, 2010

Obamunism on a Nutshell

Hatched by Dafydd

I rarely do this kind of post; but today, I just can't resist:

Employers cut 125,000 jobs last month, the most since October, the Labor Department said Friday. The loss was driven by the end of 225,000 temporary census jobs. Businesses added a net total of 83,000 workers, the sixth straight month of private-sector job gains but not enough to speed up the recovery.

Unemployment dropped to 9.5 percent - the lowest level since July 2009 -- from 9.7 percent. But the reason for the decline was more than 650,000 people gave up on their job searches and left the labor force. People who are no longer looking for work aren't counted as unemployed.

The latest figures suggest businesses are still slow to hire amid a weak economic recovery. Many economists were hoping to see more private-sector job growth, which would fuel the economy by boosting consumers' ability to spend....

In a separate report, factory orders fell by 1.4 percent in May, the Commerce Department said. It was the first decline after nine months of gains and the biggest drop since March 2009.

The reports follow a slew of data and developments this week that point to slower growth in the months ahead.

In May, home sales plunged and construction spending dropped after a popular homebuyers' tax credit expired on April 30. Consumer confidence has fallen sharply. The European debt crisis has sent U.S. financial markets downward, lowering household wealth. And more than a million jobless Americans have been cut off from unemployment benefits after Congress adjourned for a weeklong Independence Day recess without extending federal aid.

And now, as Monty Python might say, the punchline:

President Barack Obama said the economy is moving in the right direction, but not quickly enough. He seized on the latest data to push for more government stimulus -- including the extension of jobless benefits -- to aid the recovery.

Our entire economic policy is a complete catastrophe; everything we've tried has had the exact opposite effect; now we're on the brink of a double-dip recession -- or a complete collapse -- and the private sector is shattered, the government rapidly gobbling up the stabilizing corporations and crushing the wealth-producing small businesses that could have pulled us out of economic ruin. So clearly -- we must redouble our efforts!

...That, gentle readers, is Obamunism in a nuthouse.

Cross-posted on Hot Air's rogues' gallery...

Hatched by Dafydd on this day, July 2, 2010, at the time of 12:56 PM

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The following hissed in response by: MarkJM

The big question to me is this: Do you think this is due to incompetence or purposeful? You see, it really has to be one or the other. So all you liberals, democrats, progressives and media elite (sorry, all one and the same now), the ones who still maintain that PBHO is the “most intelligent” President ever in history, etc., ad nausea’Uh’-m; which is it? I believe there are enough facts at this point to seriously consider PBHO IS the Manchurian President. This is no ‘wild’ conspiracy theory. You only need listen to his own words. You know, actually listen, and not fawn. Most people presume the President would look out for the best interests of his Country and its People. I am thoroughly convinced that is NOT his goal. He has never intended to protect nor defend the United States Constitution. He does not believe in it. This is a huge problem for free people everywhere. This fraud is a grave danger to freedom across the globe. November is very important. It may be our last chance to peacefully stop the monsters in our midst. May God bless this Nation and steer Her back on course. Yes, it may take Divine interference at some point, but I believe merely informed, (with Divine inspiration) can spark the People to become more informed and involved. It will take at least six years to remove 80% of problem, but a big boost needs to occur this November for us to even have a chance!

The above hissed in response by: MarkJM [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 3, 2010 8:21 AM

The following hissed in response by: Stephen Macklin

Our entire economic policy is a complete catastrophe; everything we've tried has had the exact opposite effect
The One has been so consistent in the destructiveness of his policies I can no longer accept ideological incompetence as an explanation. If he were trying to make things better, you would think eventually he would get something right.

The above hissed in response by: Stephen Macklin [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 3, 2010 8:39 PM

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