rssCoburn: Debt, Unemployment Trends Are Fault of Congress, Not Obama
Monday, December 21, 2009 at 11:46 am
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Media Matters has a good catch today, finding conservative Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) placing the blame for the nation’s deficit spending and employment woes squarely on the shoulders of Congress. From a Saturday speech on the Senate floor:
On January 1st, 2009, the national debt was $10.6 trillion. It now stands at $12.1 trillion. That’s not President Obama’s fault, so don’t confuse this with a partisan attack. My attack is on the Senate, and on the Congress. [...]
In January 2009, the unemployment rate was 7.6%, today it’s 10%. That’s not President Obama’s fault either. That’s our fault, it the members’ of Congress fault.
As Media Matters rightly points out, that refrain won’t earn Coburn any fans among House Republicans, who have argued all year that the rising unemployment rate is a product of Obama policies — an argument that’s only going to get louder as the 2010 elections get closer.
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Comment posted December 21, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
Even if we're all unemployed, it doesn't mean we have to stop living like Americans!
(satire)
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Comment posted December 22, 2009 @ 2:09 pm
Perhaps congress does have some blame to take, but in the big picture of the world economy, the US is like a plumber you can get to work for $60 an hour, when over there in the China neighborhood, one can be employed for $5 an hour. When it comes to manufacturing- which creates real and expanded wealth for communities, that's the dynamics that keep us at this high job-loss level.
Also, without enough jobs to go around, it's time more folks considered looking beyond a job on their time off and perhaps look at expanding their skills. It certainly helped me. leavethejobbehind.com
Comment posted December 22, 2009 @ 7:09 pm
Perhaps congress does have some blame to take, but in the big picture of the world economy, the US is like a plumber you can get to work for $60 an hour, when over there in the China neighborhood, one can be employed for $5 an hour. When it comes to manufacturing- which creates real and expanded wealth for communities, that's the dynamics that keep us at this high job-loss level.
Also, without enough jobs to go around, it's time more folks considered looking beyond a job on their time off and perhaps look at expanding their skills. It certainly helped me. leavethejobbehind.com
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Comment posted July 26, 2010 @ 2:37 pm
Also, without enough jobs to go around, it's time more folks considered looking beyond a job on their time off and perhaps look at expanding their skills. It certainly helped me.
Comment posted July 26, 2010 @ 2:37 pm
Also, without enough jobs to go around, it's time more folks considered looking beyond a job on their time off and perhaps look at expanding their skills. It certainly helped me.
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