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liberallibral

(272 posts)
7. Yep...
Fri Aug 3, 2012, 09:33 AM
Aug 2012

Romney and the GOP will still harp on the 8.3% unemployment... Let's just hope that comes down a little, and the jobs keep on comin'!

CNBC says a bit better than expected. Mark Zandi says enough to keep economy moving forward. flpoljunkie Aug 2012 #1
And, Austin Goolsbee said they were 'solid, encouraging, numbers.' flpoljunkie Aug 2012 #2
That's just what I heard on NPR. CBHagman Aug 2012 #4
It seems that CNBC always attempts to minimize good numbers. nt ladjf Aug 2012 #13
Pushing a gurney with a dead body on it keeps it moving forward. But they're still dead. n/t jtuck004 Aug 2012 #18
Reality Robbins Aug 2012 #3
As Chuck Todd has said, anything above 150,000 is good news for the president flpoljunkie Aug 2012 #6
Not sure. Igel Aug 2012 #15
Not much there to change the political dynamic BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #5
Yep... liberallibral Aug 2012 #7
And the dynamic already is that MittTwitt RobMe is going to lose the election. RBInMaine Aug 2012 #9
Agreed; I'm sure the jobs number came as a disappointment to him BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #11
8.3% because more people entered the job market. I think this is 28 straight months of job growth. RBInMaine Aug 2012 #8
Sort of.... pinqy Aug 2012 #10
Imagine how the numbers might look if Congress passed any jobs legislation/bill jinx1 Aug 2012 #16
Congress has passed three of Obama's four jobs bills MannyGoldstein Aug 2012 #20
Explain please. earthside Aug 2012 #12
It isn't encouraging 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #17
Seasonal adjustments apply to the raw numbers bhikkhu Aug 2012 #21
Based on an average of the last 10 years, this estimate will be off by 92,900 jobs stockholmer Aug 2012 #14
Hey Nation, how are those Bush tax cuts working out for you? vkkv Aug 2012 #19
Here's the video of Thom's rumble with Judson Phillips when the May numbers came out. alp227 Aug 2012 #22
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