Posted on 08/19/2010 8:46:52 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
White House: The Economy Is Lost Obama Admin. Says “Nothing Is Possible” To Help Struggling Economy As Jobless Claims Hit Nine-Month High, Employers “Scared To Death”; Gop Listening And Offering Better Solutions
Washington (Aug 19)
With President Obama set to take off for Martha’s Vineyard in a matter of hours, the Obama Administration says “NOTHING IS POSSIBLE” (their caps, not ours) to help an economy showing new signs of job losses and employer uncertainty. (Now, this is a peculiar admission coming from a White House that is also saying, despite his vacation, that the president is “working hard to do everything possible to get this economy back on the right track…,” but mixed messages can be a problem for those folks these days.)
Unsurprisingly, the White House also told POLITICO Playbook it would “love to back additional stimulus,” but outside of that, “RIGHT NOW, NOTHING IS POSSIBLE…” to get our economy moving again. There you have it: the American people are asking ‘where are the jobs?’ and all Washington Democrats have to offer is more of the same failing ‘stimulus’ policies. How’s that been working out? Well, here’s how things are going a little more than two weeks after the Treasury Secretary declared “welcome to the recovery” in The New York Times:
The government reported this morning that jobless claim filings rose to their highest levels in nine months, “yet another setback” and a “sign that employers are cutting jobs again.” Welcome to the reality:
“New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to a nine-month high last week, yet another setback to the frail economic recovery.” (Reuters, 8/19/10)
“New applications for unemployment insurance reached a half million last week for the first time since November, a sign that employers are cutting jobs again as the recovery slows.” (AP, 8/19/10)
And yesterday, in Ohio – 10.5 percent unemployment -- just “a few blocks” from where the president was hobnobbing at a downtown fundraiser, hundreds were waiting on line at a job fair only to learn that opportunities are scarce because employers are “scared to death.” Welcome to the reality:
“A few blocks from where President Barack Obama was raising money for Gov. Ted Strickland, Dan Howard was in line with about 400 other people at a job fair Downtown. ‘I wish he could come," said the 48-year-old Grove City man, who lost his job in the spring. ‘I would love to talk to him about what it's really like. … Companies are just frozen,’ said Howard, who holds three college degrees.
“Bob Hillman, who ran the employment event for National Career Fairs, said employers across the country want to hire but are uncertain about what will happen in Washington with taxes, health care and financial regulation, and that is keeping them on the sidelines. ‘They're simply scared to death,’ he said.” (The Columbus Dispatch, 8/19/10)
LISTENING AND OFFERING BETTER SOLUTIONS. As part of America Speaking Out, House Republicans have been meeting with constituents to hear their concerns and to engage them in the creation of a new governing agenda for the nation. With an innovative web forum at AmericaSpeakingOut.com, through cutting-edge mobile applications, and at nation-wide town hall meetings, House Republicans are giving Americans a megaphone to make their priorities heard. Throughout this week, Republicans have been fostering national dialogues on better solutions to provide the fiscal discipline economists say is needed to get people working again. Republicans on the House Budget Committee have identified $1.3 trillion in spending cuts that could be implemented right now to make Washington do more with less and focus on growing the economy, not the government.
Obama’s taking his ball and going to Martha’s Vineyard.
Isn't it, Hussein?
OBAMA KILLS A NATION..HOW ABOUT PAY CUTS TO ALL GOV EMP STARTING WITH HIM..THATS A STIMULAS
Just sending out the warning now since yesterday when his buddy Soros cashed out many of his equities. This he had a heads up from 0?
We will learn the truth about this country’s future on Nov 2nd.
It is extremely difficult to think about leadership that says that. NOTHING IS POSSIBLE.
In print.
IN CAPS.
The 0bama cabal, Soros, Bowles, Geithner, The Fed....WANT the US TO FAIL.
If that’s not impeachable, I don’t know what is.
To quote the great Dennis Miller:
“We were promised Hope and Change. We got Hope and Crosby!”
Soros TELLS 0bama what to do. Via Bowles, the Soros Lt., and, of course, Barry’s Blackberry.
Of course. How could I have put the power in the wrong hands.
You can’t blame employers when they have no idea where this administration is going. Either that or they know exactly where the administration is going. If the democrats continue with their idea of raising taxes on everyone in the country, keep their spending ideas going, continue sending our money to other countries, employers will not hire.
I’m not an isolationist, but I think it’s about time to pull back within our borders and rebuild our own country. This includes closing our borders and putting a hold on immigrants for at least five years. We can no longer support the world in this climate. We have to rebuild or we will not be able to help anyone. If we go down, the world goes down, except for those in power.
“LISTENING AND OFFERING BETTER SOLUTIONS. As part of America Speaking Out, House Republicans have been meeting with constituents to hear their concerns and to engage them in the creation of a new governing agenda for the nation.”
They should be scattered through the halls of Congress with their hair on fire, talking to whoever they can and holding press conferences with whoever shows up. They should have canceled their plans for “recess” and held emergency sessions ... they are worthless to us.
We are going over the falls. They do enough polling to know what their constituents want and if they don’t have an agenda by now, we are all screwed.
Nope, 0 is taking a vaca to celebrate his accomplishments that he set out to do. Destroy the American dream.
I know it’s really inconvenient that the economy needs attention at vacation time, but he was elected to lead. Not that he’s bothered to lead anywhere but the nearest golf course this summer. This is a dereliction of duty.
Yeah, yeah, we know. “I/this Adminstration will not rest until yada, yada, yada....”
I went to that link to Boehner’s site and I see no reference link to that quote “NOTHING IS POSSIBLE”. Did Boehner make up that quote to make fun of an earlier quote?
One is almost lulled into a false sense of relief, that an entity has a plan to fix things. And then you remember which entity it is.
Why it's the entity that thinks comprehensive immigration reform is just what we need.
It's the entity that though we needed more 'Great Society' programs.
It's the entity that took a pass on fixing the mortgage markets for eight years.
It's the entity that thought giving China an income pipeline like none before it, was just the ticket.
It's the entity that refuses to respect Conservatives, and instead gives us half-baked warmed over Democrat policy.
Anything from GOPLeadership.gov would be laughable, if it wasn't so tragic.
Barack Hoover Obama
I am just on edge. Apologies for the tone.
I have now read that the US Congress has just “passed a bill to give themselves a 5,000 dollar bonus check each month out of tax payer money.”
Does anyone know if this is true?
I read it in a comment on Drinking with Bob’s YouTube channel. I am so angry that I can hardly see straight.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.