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1. That year from Jan 09 to Jan 09 was a mess! Obama really screwed the economy!

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Fri Jul 5, 2013, 09:22 AM

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U.S. job growth improves, exceeds expectations [View all] ProSense Jul 2013 OP

That year from Jan 09 to Jan 09 was a mess! Obama really screwed the economy! Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #1

Unfortunately, exceeding expectations does not equal good. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #2

better than expected arely staircase Jul 2013 #5

Better than expected doesn't equal good. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #7

it equals better than expected. nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #10

Yep. And, nothing to do with the point I was making. n/t Dawgs Jul 2013 #14

"Ok, so growth hasn’t exactly been gangbusters since the recession." but, Cha Jul 2013 #29

it must be odd to loath good news. nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #30

Totally alien to me and smells like a feeble Cha Jul 2013 #35

! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2013 #57

of course Blue_Roses Jul 2013 #34

Disappointed? Teabaggers are. Any improvement in economic performance disappoints the bluestate10 Jul 2013 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue_Roses Jul 2013 #45

You know, i do believe that if the unemployment dropped to 5% by now the anti-Obama crowd kelliekat44 Jul 2013 #3

Yup vdogg Jul 2013 #4

I hear the same arguments from the right on blogs. If the improvement is too big, Obama bluestate10 Jul 2013 #40

Economy is either good or bad. Claiming it's still not good enough has nothing to do with Obama. Dawgs Jul 2013 #8

Maddox: ... Given these figures, the three-month stretch -- April through June -- is the best we've pampango Jul 2013 #6

According to the BLS Household Data report itself, JayhawkSD Jul 2013 #9

CAP: There was job growth across a variety of industries and wages rose by 10 cents. pampango Jul 2013 #11

"Recession" has not abandoned my town at all LWolf Jul 2013 #12

Voters must take control and vote republicans out of office. No party in the history of the bluestate10 Jul 2013 #42

What we really need to do is have about 3 million Americans fasttense Jul 2013 #54

K&R great white snark Jul 2013 #13

The danger of looking at raw numbers only: the bulk of the jobs created HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #15

Wow, nice post. Good news for everyone. And shocked you did not mention Snowden. n-t Logical Jul 2013 #16

But you did - LOL Iliyah Jul 2013 #17

Har har Kolesar Jul 2013 #48

I hate to be a stickler, but how do you add 195,000 jobs but only increas the workforce by 177,000 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #18

You don't seem to have heard of the unemployed rate. bluestate10 Jul 2013 #44

"Try as I may to dampen ..." What the fuck are you talking about? 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #51

Love the part-time. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #19

And more Americans are working for minimum wage than ever. The Midway Rebel Jul 2013 #20

Apparently, "expectations" are now capable of winning limbo contests. n/t winter is coming Jul 2013 #23

Yeah, but how many of these new jobs... RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #21

I'm sick of the term "job growth". mick063 Jul 2013 #22

Exactly. At most, these jobs may only add to the battery of part time ones. nt snappyturtle Jul 2013 #26

It's progress. Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #50

Hindsight is so sweet ffr Jul 2013 #24

Clint Eastwood looks like the most stupid MF ever to utter a word Cha Jul 2013 #31

think I'll just wait a 4-6 weeks.... dtom67 Jul 2013 #25

Thanks ProSense. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #27

your post makes me sad :( mostly because it isnt true. galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #28

Calling Steve Benen a liar, are ya? Cha Jul 2013 #32

i guess. long on eloquent prose, short on actionable substance. nt galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #33

Then you would be ignorant. Cha Jul 2013 #36

eh, i got a lot of problems but ignorance or dumbassery aint any of em . galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #37

Steve Benen has a stellar reputation and he's not the only one saying this.. Cha Jul 2013 #43

Maybe ProSense Jul 2013 #38

offset that against dollar destruction and explain why you hate fixed incomes and the seniors on... galileoreloaded Jul 2013 #41

this is good news SwampG8r Jul 2013 #46

Most of the new jobs are low paying service sector jobs that don't pay a living totodeinhere Jul 2013 #47

I'm a caseworker Puzzledtraveller Jul 2013 #58

trying to get excited about these jobs but, then - there is this to consider Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #49

Are they as good as the jobs that were lost? RedCappedBandit Jul 2013 #52

It's nice to have some good news to celebrate. dawg Jul 2013 #53

This news is not that great. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #56

This news isn't that great. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #55