Americans Too Optimistic to Settle for Bush's Economy

[JI7]

<Kerry spokesman Phil Singer:

“The core economic debate in this election is about how to make life easier for everyday families and creating opportunities -- John Kerry is the only candidate with a viable plan to do so. The President's so-called optimism doesn't do a thing to help everyday Americans deal with the record health costs, energy bills, tuition spikes or other quality of life problems that have occurred during his first term. It's pessimistic to accept things as they are, it's optimistic, as John Kerry says, to work on making things better.”

THE BUSH JOBS RECORD:


Worst Post-Recovery Job-Growth Record: George Bush’s jobs record is the worst postwar economic recovery in history with only 142,000 private sector jobs created since the end of the recession, 4.4 million less than the historical average.


The American Economy Has Missed the Bush Jobs Prediction for Ten of the Past Twelve Months. In promoting the May 2003 stimulus package, the Bush Administration predicted that the tax cuts would stimulate the economy and create 306,000 new jobs each month. Since the tax bill became law on May 28, 2003, the economy has missed this mark ten out of twelve months.


Bush Faces the Worst Jobs Record of Any President Running for Reelection. George Bush faces the worst jobs record of any President who has run for reelection in nearly sixty years. From January 2001 when Bush first took office until May 2004, the economy has lost 1.9 million private sector jobs. >

http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/001927.html

[senseandsensibility]

1. When I first read your post title

I thought, "Hey, the Kerry camp should be saying that!" Then to find out that they are saying it was sweet. Let's just hope the message makes it through the media filter.

[bushwakker]

2. As long as gays can't marry they'll settle for anything

[Anarcho-Socialist]

4. lol, funny but true n/t

[AP]

3. That is a BRILLIANT reframing.

Kerry has really hit his stride the last few weeks, beginning with the AFL-CIO speech.