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U.S. Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Declines to 8.6%

Sheik Yerbuti said:
All those numbers are directly attributable to the recession he inherited which is why polls continue to show that a majority still believe Bush is to blame for the current economic conditions and not Obama.

I recall you once answering the question of why you voted for Bush again even though his record in many factors was worse than Obama's and you pointed to 2004, saying that the economy was improving by then. Yet you don't offer Obama the same luxury as the economy has been growing stronger for the last 2 years now; just not strong enough to overcome the damage done by Bush's Great Recession. Why? Because all that matters to you is the letter that comes after the candidates name, not results.
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The numbers are three years after the Obama took office and 2 1/2 years after the recession ended. Those are the obama results
 
Thunder said:
stock market up 5,000 points.

signed a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia.

killed Bin Laden.

ended the Iraq war.

signed new financial reform legislation.

signed new fuel efficiency standards.

finally got tobacco under the regulation of the FDA.

streamlined federal student loan program.

passed meaningful healthcare reform legislation.

ended DADT.

corporate profits are at an all-time high.

financial institution holdings are at an all-time high.

....yep, lots of great things have happened under Obama.
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Then Obama's JAR should be higher than 42% so what do the electorate know that you don't?
 
Conservative said:
The numbers are three years after the Obama took office and 2 1/2 years after the recession ended. Those are the obama results
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The numbers have been improving steadily for the last 2 years, just not enough to overcome the Bush tsunami.
 
Conservative said:
And he has learned nothing in the past 3 years, still blaming everyone else and taking credit for that which he did not do, ending war in Iraq. his numbers speak for themselves and those will be on the ballot in 2012. He makes Jimmy Carter look good
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Don't be so harsh. He has improved his golf game, basketball and someone had to order in the name entertainment for he and Moochelle's enjoyment. I am certain he scheduled all of those things flawlessly. And Moochelle's extravagant vacations...who do you think had a hand in setting them up?
 
Conservative said:
Then Obama's JAR should be higher than 42% so what do the electorate know that you don't?
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Seems the electorate is still favoring giving Obama four more years than replacing him with any of the GOP candidates. That tells me he's not doing as bad a job as you claim.
 
Misterveritis said:
Don't be so harsh. He has improved his golf game, basketball and someone had to order in the name entertainment for he and Moochelle's enjoyment. I am certain he scheduled all of those things flawlessly. And Moochelle's extravagant vacations...who do you think had a hand in setting them up?
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Sounds like it's going to be a rough 5 more years for you.
 
Thunder said:
well, you see, according to Conservatives, Obama has no right to take credit for anything good that has happened over the last three years.

not the killing of Bin Laden.
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He can have all the credit. I am certain it was his policies that generated the intelligence that found bin Laden. I am certain that he approved of the interrogation techniques needed to start the thread that led to bin Laden. I am certain that he was aware of the US Special Forces capabilities and agreed to their use.

not the new Start nuke treaty.
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He did nothing to benefit the country by cutting the nuclear forces. He damaged the nation's security. Had he been a serious president perhaps he would have insisted that we resume underground tests to assure the nuclear force.

not bailing out GM.
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You say credit. I say blame. He gets it .

not the financial reform plan.
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Again, you say credit. I say blame. And he can have it.
 
Conservative said:
4.5 trillion added to the debt and these are the results? Your standards really are low.
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Still due to Bush's Great Recession since the debt began rising by 1½ trillion a year before Obama was even elected.
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
Sounds like it's going to be a rough 5 more years for you.
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Under President Gingrich, Romney or (my favored candidate) Bachmann? It will take several terms to undo all the damage the one term Marxist president Obama created (or saved?). One election won't fix it all. But with more wins in the House and Senate for Conservatives we can begin to roll back liberalism's perversions in the same way we rolled back the Soviet Union and Communism's gains under Reagan.
 
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Misterveritis said:
Under President Gingrich, Romney or (my favored candidate) Bachmann? It will take several terms to undo all the damage the one term Marxist president Obama created (or saved?). One election won't fix it all. But with more wins in the House and Senate for Conservatives we can begin to roll back liberalism's perversions in the same way we rolled back the Soviet Union and Communism's gains under Reagan.
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Umm, none of those you mention beat him according to the latest polls.
 
Conservative said:
And that gives Obama the approval to put spending on steroids? Great reasoning
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That's a lie. The increase in spending you speak of began while Bush was still president and extending halfway through FY2009 on his budget.
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
Umm, none of those you mention beat him according to the latest polls.
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How does Obama win losing these 12 swing states?

The 12 states are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Obama won all of them in 2008.
 
Conservative said:
How does Obama win losing these 12 swing states?

The 12 states are Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Obama won all of them in 2008.

Read more on Newsmax.com: Romney, Gingrich Beat Obama in 12 Swing States
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Umm, you must be reading impaired ... the poll doesn't state he's losing in all 12 of those states. And he can afford to lose some of them and still win the election.
 
Rhapsody1447 said:

U.S. Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Declines to 8.6% - Bloomberg

Good news for everybody except Gingrich/Romney. These economists are becoming laughable with their predictions as it seems almost every job report misses expectations and is later revised by 2 standard deviations. This one they were "right on" as payrolls came in as expected at 120k but the unemployment rate unexpectedly decline. Some pessimists are attributing this to a decline in the labor force. Either way, unemployment rate is now below 9%, the lowest it's been since it peaked at 10.1% back in March 2009.
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I never was one to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Good nrews is in fact good news, especialy when it is on the labor front of America.

However, I can not accept this without asking a question.

Could the good news and the lowering of prices have anything to do with the past protest in the streets of America?

I have ask this question before, I would hope the posters as well as politicians and corpoations gets it's meaning, if not respond, and I will do my upmost to expain in more detail.

ABOUT THESE PROTESTORS IN THE STREETS OF AMERICA.....?:peace
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
That's a lie. The increase in spending you speak of began while Bush was still president and extending halfway through FY2009 on his budget.
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how did Bush spend so much with Obama and a Democrat Congress? Who approved the 2009 budget? You seem to give the President a lot of blame and a lot of power while ignoring the current President who is held to a different standard
 
Sheik Yerbuti said:
Umm, you must be reading impaired ... the poll doesn't state he's losing in all 12 of those states. And he can afford to lose some of them and still win the election.
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No, seems you are reading impaired, Obama is losing all those states right now
 
Conservative said:
how did Bush spend so much with Obama and a Democrat Congress? Who approved the 2009 budget? You seem to give the President a lot of blame and a lot of power while ignoring the current President who is held to a different standard
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Bushg signed the budget resloution for the first half of FY2009, that's how.
 
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