Sky High Unemployment Numbers Further Proof for Dems that More Failed Stimulus Is Not the Answer
FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Jason Altmire (PA-04), John Barrow (GA-12), Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Bruce Braley (IA-01), Lois Capps (CA-23), Dennis Cardoza (CA-18), Russ Carnahan (MO-03), Kathy Castor (FL-11), Ben Chandler (KY-06), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jim Cooper (TN-05), Jim Costa (CA-20), Jerry Costello (IL-12), Mark Critz (PA-12), Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Kathy Hochul (NY-26), Tim Holden (PA-17), Bill Keating (MA-10), Ron Kind (WI-03), Larry Kissell (NC-08), Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Loebsack (IA-02), Jim Matheson (UT-02), Mike McIntyre (NC-07), Jerry McNerney (CA-11), Michael Michaud (ME-02), Brad Miller (NC-13), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Gary Peters (MI-09), Collin Peterson (MN-07), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), David Price (NC-04), Nick Rahall (WV-03), Loretta Sanchez (CA-47), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Heath Shuler (NC-11), Adam Smith (WA-09), Betty Sutton (OH-13), John Tierney (MA-06), Niki Tsongas (MA-05), Pete Visclosky (IN-01), Tim Walz (MN-01), John Yarmuth (KY-03)
Democrats Prepare to Unveil More Failed Stimulus Spending as the Bad Economy Continues to Get Worse and Americans Ask: ‘Where Are the Jobs?’
Washington — With August unemployment at 9.1 percent nationally, it is rather stunning that Georgia Democrat John Barrow’s party leaders in Washington are preparing to unveil even more failed stimulus spending to follow up the disastrous $800 billion effort. Instead of recognizing the necessity for pro-growth policies to grow the private sector, Barrow and his fellow Washington Democrats seem poised to double down further on their failed policies which have seen a bad economy become worse.
“John Barrow and his Democrat leaders in Washington continue to demonstrate how radically out of touch they are with middle-class families in Georgia by insisting their failed policies worked,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “The last thing American families facing 9.1 percent unemployment want is more of the failed policies that Barrow and his Washington colleagues have pursued in the midst of this dire economic situation.”
National unemployment in August remained sky high at 9.1 percent. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 9/2/11)
This explains why disapproval of the Democrats’ handling of the economy is at all-time highs:
“A CNN/ORC poll released Thursday found deep dissatisfaction with the president’s management of the economy; 65 percent of Americans said they disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy, the highest level of disapproval the president has faced on that question in this poll.”
(Michael O’Brien, “Obama faces lowest numbers on economy,” The Hill‘s Blog Briefing Room Blog, 9/1/11)However, instead of changing course, the Democrats in Washington are simply doubling down on their old plans with some careful rebranding, like not mentioning the “s word”:
“‘You won’t hear the word ‘stimulus’ — the ‘s word’ — because that just is politically unappealing right now,’ Jared Bernstein, who left his post as Vice President Joe Biden’s top economist in June, told us on ABC’s ‘Top Line’ today.”
(Rick Klein, “Obama to Seek Stimulus Funds – But ‘You Won’t Hear the S Word,'” ABC News’ The Note Blog, 8/31/11)With unemployment at 9.1 percent in August, Americans want Washington Democrats like John Barrow to recognize a new course is needed to create jobs and provide economic relief. However, instead it seems that Barrow and his Democrat leaders will simply double down on the failed policies that they claim worked so well.