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With Daley Exit, White House Doubles Down on Job Destruction

January 9, 2011

Resignation of “Business-Minded” Chief of Staff Signals Democrats Giving Up on Jobs to Campaign Full-Time for Their Own Jobs Instead 

  • White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley announced his exit from the White House Monday afternoon, less than a year after being named to his post.
  • Daley was brought on board to mend relations with job creators antagonized by the onslaught of job-destroying Democrat policies. It now appears Democrats have decided to prioritize campaigning for their own jobs instead of trying to create jobs for America’s workers.
  • As the Democrats go into full-time campaign mode, America’s economy remains weak and 1.7 million jobs have been lost since Obama’s term began.

White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley announced his exit from the White House Monday afternoon, less than a year after being named to his post:

WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF BILL DALEY STEPPING DOWN: “William Daley is stepping down as White House chief of staff and budget director Jack Lew is taking over President Obama’s team as it heads into a tough election year, senior administration officials say.”(Christi Parsons, “William Daley to Step Down as Obama’s Chief of Staff,” Los Angeles Times, 1/9/2012)

BILL DALEY HAD TOLD OBAMA HE WOULD STAY AS CHIEF OF STAFF THROUGH 2012: (Katherine Skiba, “Bill Daley: I’m Leaving White House after the Election,” The Chicago Tribune, 10/11/2011)

Daley was brought on board to mend relations with job creators antagonized by the onslaught of job-destroying Democrat policies. It now appears Democrats have decided to prioritize campaigning for their own jobs instead of trying to create jobs for America’s workers:

DALEY BROUGHT ON “TO MEND RELATIONS WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY”: “When Daley was brought into the Obama White House, analysts viewed the choice as an effort to mend relations with the business community, move the president to the political center and improve relations with Republicans.” (Katherine Skiba, “William Daley to Leave White House After Election,” The Chicago Tribune, 10/12/2011)

“OBAMA’S BUSINESS WHISPERER,” “A KINDRED SPIRIT” FOR JOB CREATORS:“In Daley, business leaders have a kindred spirit in the White House. Before he became chief of staff, Daley was on record criticizing the health care bill and worrying that the administration had moved too far left. Those who know Daley say he wasn’t just shilling for his employer at the time, J.P. Morgan; he’s a moderate and a pragmatist whose views are shaped by his broad, bipartisan network of associates.” (Nina Easton, “Bill Daley: Obama’s Business Whisperer,” CNN Money, 5/16/2011)

BUT LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT: “HIS ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR RELATIONS WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAVE HAD NO CLEAR VICTORIES”: (Michael Scherer, “With the President Still on Defense, Bill Daley Takes His Shots,” Time, 9/16/2011)

NO ROOM FOR JOB CREATOR ADVOCATES IN OBAMA’S WHITE HOUSE, LONG-SIMMERING TENSIONS OVER DALEY’S ROLE: “Embattled White House chief of staff Bill Daley has handed off some day-to-day responsibilities to presidential confidant Pete Rouse after coming under fire from West Wing officials for his management style and ineffectual relationship with Congress, according to administration sources.” (Glenn Thrush, “Bill Daley, White House Chief of Staff, to Hand Off Some Responsibilities,” Politico, 11/8/2011)

AND OBAMA KICKS OFF THE NEW YEAR “IN CAMPAIGN MODE”: (“Obama Ends Vacation in Campaign Mode,” CBS News, 1/2/2012) 

As the Democrats go into full-time campaign mode, America’s economy remains weak and 1.7 million jobs have been lost since Obama’s term began:

1.7 MILLION FEWER JOBS NOW THAN WHEN OBAMA TOOK OFFICE: “There are 1.7 million fewer jobs in the country now than when Obama took office, according to government data, a fact often cited in the Republican criticism of the president’s economic stewardship.” (Michael A. Fletcher, “Falling Jobless Rate is Good News for Obama,” The Washington Post, 1/7/2012)

WHITE HOUSE PREDICTED UNEMPLOYMENT WOULD BE ABOUT 6 PERCENT AT END OF 2011 IF $800 BILLION STIMULUS PASSED: (James Pethokoukis, “What the Plunging Unemployment Rate Really Means for Obama’s Re-election,” The American, 1/6/2012)

NEW NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 8.5%: (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 1/6/2012)

“AT THIS PACE, WE WOULD NOT GET BACK TO PRE-RECESSION LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT UNTIL 2027“: “The sharp drop in the unemployment rate over the last four months (from 9.1 percent to 8.5 percent) is not consistent with the job growth reported in the establishment survey. The survey reported 200,000 jobs in December; however, this figure is skewed by the 42,200 job gain reported for couriers. There was a similar gain in this category reported for last December, which was completely reversed the next month. Clearly this is a problem of seasonal adjustment, not an issue of real job growth. Pulling out these jobs, the economy created 158,000 jobs in December, in line with expectations.”

“Pulling out the courier jobs, growth has averaged 145,000 per month over the last four months. This is somewhat better than the 90,000-100,000 a month needed to keep pace with the growth of the labor force, but certainly not rapid enough to explain a 0.6 percentage point drop in unemployment. At this pace, we would not get back to pre-recession levels of unemployment until 2027.” (Dean Baker, “Unemployment Falls to 8.5 Percent, but Job Growth Remains Weak,” Center for Economic and Policy Research, 1/6/2012)