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coalition_unwilling

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19. Actually I blame Rahm Emmanuel (Obama's first Chief of Staff) as much as
Fri May 4, 2012, 12:29 PM
May 2012

Obama himself. Yeah, I know, the buck stops at the top and ultimately Obama is responsible. But the President's CoS has an enormous influence on policy and appointments. Consider if Stiglitz and Krugman had been, respectively, Treasury Secretary and Chair of Council of Economic Advisors. Those appointments were never going to happen with Rahm "Progressives are retarded" Emmanuel as CoS.

Employment is flatlining. [View all] MadHound May 2012 OP
The economy created 115,000 jobs in April and unemployment dropped to 8.1% - boo hoo hoo jpak May 2012 #1
115,000 jobs created vs 342,000 discouraged workers dropping out of the labor force MadHound May 2012 #2
You have a point... KansDem May 2012 #5
Why do you give Reagan credit for a downward UE trend, and yet ignore the same trend for Obama? JoePhilly May 2012 #6
obama bad obama bad obama bad obama bad obama bad obama bad obama bad obama bad obama bad obama bad dionysus May 2012 #59
Exactly! We Democrats are our own worse enemy! Always a fucking Debbie Downer! It depresses the vote Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #74
Obama 2012 jpak May 2012 #7
Congratulations! Hawkowl May 2012 #24
Congratulations jpak May 2012 #55
Where does this figure 342,000 cliffordu May 2012 #60
Well, unlike some folks, MadHound May 2012 #61
Soooooo you have absolutely no proof whatsoever... cliffordu May 2012 #62
No, I have basic math MadHound May 2012 #63
I think the goal is to bring the level of discussion down.. girl gone mad May 2012 #70
No, the economy lost jobs. Yo_Mama May 2012 #65
So all those people who died had jobs and those who were just born need one? That doesnt make sense stevenleser May 2012 #66
People who have died or who are very young are not counted. Yo_Mama May 2012 #73
150,000 new jobs a month are needed just to keep up with population growth. Odin2005 May 2012 #79
'Learned his lesson'? I believe he's getting what he wants and fought for. Edweird May 2012 #3
UE is now at 8.1%, down almost 2% from its high of 10.0%. JoePhilly May 2012 #4
Peak UE was 10.2% - so we are down over 2 points... jpak May 2012 #8
I also find it interesting that no matter which way UE moves ... its bad news for Obama. JoePhilly May 2012 #31
Hard facts don't matter for the average voter. Odin2005 May 2012 #80
No, trend lines don't matter in real world politics MadHound May 2012 #14
If they don't matter, then why did you mention the trend for Reagan? JoePhilly May 2012 #29
Pfft. The unemployment trend matters more than the number. AtomicKitten May 2012 #64
Consider ProSense May 2012 #9
And yet the pool of discouraged workers is expanding MadHound May 2012 #12
That was ProSense May 2012 #15
Still not addressing discouraged workers, eh? MadHound May 2012 #17
Funny, but I remember when this came up in 2009.. girl gone mad May 2012 #68
Obama was an inexperienced rookie and it showed paulk May 2012 #10
Really? ProSense May 2012 #11
yes, really paulk May 2012 #16
Yeah, ProSense May 2012 #21
you, as usual, resort to ad hominums paulk May 2012 #33
It's what she's got. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #39
No, unlike you ProSense May 2012 #40
Funny you should try that tack. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #45
My gut ProSense May 2012 #48
Point made. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #49
Wait ProSense May 2012 #50
My apologies then. The laughing guy made me think it was sarcasm. Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #53
Aw ProSense May 2012 #41
again, the attempt to demean, belittle, ridicule, etc paulk May 2012 #44
Again, whining. n/t ProSense May 2012 #47
wait paulk May 2012 #54
Thanks, and ProSense May 2012 #57
Ad Homs is all she has. Odin2005 May 2012 #81
Yes, yes he was. MadHound May 2012 #13
How do we know all those workers are 'discouraged'? rox63 May 2012 #18
When the number raises that much, it ain't a bunch of retirees MadHound May 2012 #20
The BLS runs a survey of households from which it derives its numbers. Consider coalition_unwilling May 2012 #23
Actually I blame Rahm Emmanuel (Obama's first Chief of Staff) as much as coalition_unwilling May 2012 #19
I don't disagree with you about Rahm's role MadHound May 2012 #22
The economy now is doing exactly what Krugman and Stiglitz predicted would coalition_unwilling May 2012 #25
Krugman: ProSense May 2012 #27
Good points, ProSense, and important that Obama not be saddled coalition_unwilling May 2012 #46
It was the BLUE DOGS in Congress who pressed the president to reduce the stimulus, adding in tax cut Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #75
Thank you for that refresher. I had forgotten Biden's interview. And coalition_unwilling May 2012 #76
Obama still wins despite your bloviating soliloquy MjolnirTime May 2012 #26
Really? MadHound May 2012 #30
I hope he does win.. girl gone mad May 2012 #71
as long as Repubs nationwide are cutting state govt jobs, and Repub private employers concur librechik May 2012 #28
Please show me. sendero May 2012 #32
Good Point--Governors of both parties are driven to balance state budgets by mandate librechik May 2012 #35
I will agree.. sendero May 2012 #67
Which is why Obama should have listened to progressives from day one.. girl gone mad May 2012 #72
yes indeed--as it turns out he would have lost nothing by treading a more liberal path librechik May 2012 #78
democrats are also cutting state jobs. HiPointDem May 2012 #38
You're wrong about discouraged workers as well as why people left the labor force mathematic May 2012 #34
Like most purposely obscured indications of what is happening, Egalitarian Thug May 2012 #42
Thanks for the facts rox63 May 2012 #43
And baby boomers will retire treestar May 2012 #51
You're parroting Mitt RMoney's talking points this a.m. AtomicKitten May 2012 #36
Good call. FSogol May 2012 #37
And you're using semi-racist terminology MadHound May 2012 #56
Thanks for keeping things upbeat in an Election Year Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #52
LOL, what a load of bullshit. dionysus May 2012 #58
!!! Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #69
That isn't what I'm seeing. sofa king May 2012 #77
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