EnviroDude: Unemployment is much higher than 9%. I wish the gooberment would quit lying to US about it.

In the meantime, feel free to obsess over DWTS and Glee.

Don't forget cars turning left for 500 laps and that movie about a dumb whore from Alaska.

downstairs: Congress can multitask. Have been doing so for centuries.

They can pass resolutions on boat racing AND reaffirm our national motto.

RexTalionis: You don't find yacht racing fascinating, subby? How déclassé. I bet you don't find polo interesting, either.

Playing polo is seriously a ton of fun, though! I'm not a member of a polo club because that is way too expensive, but polo lessons are cheap here! I'm talking about $25 per lesson, or $200 for ten lessons. Hell it's more fun than rowing was, and that was free!

/Disclaimer: I do not live in New England or any other part of the northeast.
//Yes, I do own a pair of cowboy boots
///No, I don't own a horse or live on a farm
////Marco!
//Polo!

skinnycatullus: downstairs: Congress can multitask. Have been doing so for centuries.

The problem is that not one of their multitude of tasks has anything to do with even attempting to fix the economy.

The Republicans seem to be in charge of congress these days. They have no interest in fixing the economy.

Unless by "fixing" you mean funneling money to their corporate overlords.

skinnycatullus: downstairs: Congress can multitask. Have been doing so for centuries.

The problem is that not one of their multitude of tasks has anything to do with even attempting to fix the economy.

The problem is that the things that will actually help the economy like repealing The-Healthcare-Plan-That-Dares-Not-Speak-Its-Name, developing oil and gas resources, and reining in the Alphabet Soup Agencies won't pass the Senate or the President, so they're going to while away the time until the next election passing National Take An Aardvark To Lunch Day resolutions and playing dominoes.

fusillade762: The Republicans seem to be in charge of congress these days. They have no interest in fixing the economy.

Unless by "fixing" you mean funneling money to their corporate overlords.

Sure they're interested in fixing the economy.



In the fifth, your ass goes down. Say it.



In the fifth, my ass goes down.

Why do the libs keep acting like passing more laws is going to create more jobs when history has shown it clearly doesn't?

We had 2 Stimulus bills already and Fartbama(hey, I picked it up here) wants to pass a smaller Stimulus bill called.. wait for it... "The Jobs Bill" like it's anything more than pretending to be a leader of some sort. It has nothing to do with more jobs. It's the desperate act of an ignorant and stupid man.

Aren't you libs tired of the lies and excuses with no actions besides more bills to fix the economy? How can you keep rooting for the utter destruction of our economy with this Fartbama clown in office?

/rant

//not even drinking though I think I earned a beer for typing all this knowing all a lib can retort to any criticism of dearest leader is "derp".

downstairs: Congress can multitask. Have been doing so for centuries.

Yup, they can reaffirm God and make abortions harder to get. Other stuff, not so much.

jjorsett: skinnycatullus: downstairs: Congress can multitask. Have been doing so for centuries.

The problem is that not one of their multitude of tasks has anything to do with even attempting to fix the economy.

The problem is that the things that will actually help the economy like repealing The-Healthcare-Plan-That-Dares-Not-Speak-Its-Name, developing oil and gas resources, and reining in the Alphabet Soup Agencies won't pass the Senate or the President, so they're going to while away the time until the next election passing National Take An Aardvark To Lunch Day resolutions and playing dominoes.

Hey you're missing that movie about the dumb whore from Alaska! Better hurry or you'll miss the part where she shoots a salmon.

derp

2 Americas, 1 Cup Act?

Unemployment going down is all Obama's doing. When it goes back up, it's all the Republican's fault for intentionally hurting the country.

whither_apophis: Hey you're missing that movie about the dumb whore from Alaska! Better hurry or you'll miss the part where she shoots a salmon.

...from a helicopter, no less.

The Dog Ate The Constitution: Unemployment going down is all Obama's doing. When it goes back up, it's all the Republican's fault for intentionally hurting the country.

Well, considering the Democratic Party is trying to help the economy and the Republican Party is trying to stonewall any effective actions... yeah, I guess so. What's your so-called point?

Fart_Machine: 2 Americas, 1 Cup Act?

GOP flavor with Dem sprinkles

Meanwhile, in mississippi, they're voting to make a fertilized egg an person (new window)

November 3, 2010: Leader Cantor released a governing document outlining the 'Cantor Rule.' "In thinking about and preparing this plan, I found myself guided by one simple proposition which I believe will be instructive for our efforts over the next two years: 'Are my efforts addressing job creation and the economy; are they reducing spending; and are they shrinking the size of the Federal Government while increasing and protecting liberty? If not, why am I doing it? Why are WE doing it?'"

Britney Spear's Speculum: Meanwhile, in mississippi, they're voting to make a fertilized egg an person (new window)

if it passes does that mean the drinking age is 20 years 3 months?

/I'm sure Mississippites are drinking long before that

You do understand that the House passed a jobs act (as it were), but that Reid refuses to consider it in the Senate?

And what Yellol says.

winterwhile: did Obama finally create a job

3 million he put out of work.... forever.. just applied for it

Oh winterwhile, care to enlightnent we
rats on
your company?

YELLOL: Why do the libs keep acting like passing more laws is going to create more jobs when history has shown it clearly doesn't?

If you don't count teachers, police, fire departments, trash pickup, bureaucrats, regulators, politicians, and the military. If you also don't count building highways, bridges, dams, and the rest of the infrastructure, then yeah, you're right, government doesn't create any jobs.

YELLOL: Why do the libs keep acting like passing more laws is going to create more jobs when history has shown it clearly doesn't?

Why do the cons keep acting like cutting more taxes is going to create more jobs when history has shown it clearly hasn't?

Sweet farking Christ!!!

I'm sorry, I don't pay attention to everything you guys do, but wasn't there some major self fellating and back slaping when this congress came in...About how they weren't going to waste their time on "useless resolutions" like congratulating sports teams and other nonsense.

Isn't this (and the In God We Trust idiocracy) exactly the sort of useless crap they said they weren't going to do?

winterwhile: did Obama finally create a job

3 million he put out of work.... forever.. just applied for it

elchip: Why do the cons keep acting like cutting more taxes is going to create more jobs when history has shown it clearly hasn't?

What do you mean? The 60s and 80 saw much greater tax decreases than the GWB tax cuts. Job growth did not do all that bad during those periods. Your generalized point and graph really does not mesh very well.

HeadLever: What do you mean? The 60s and 80 saw much greater tax decreases than the GWB tax cuts. Job growth did not do all that bad during those periods. Your generalized point and graph really does not mesh very well.

I should have been clearer.

The 40s had tax increases and above-the-median job growth.
The 50s had stable taxes and median job growth.
The 60s had tax cuts and above-the-median job growth.
The 70s had stable taxes and above-the-median job growth.
The 80s had tax cuts and below-the-median job growth.
The 90s had tax increases and below-the-median job growth.
The 00s had tax cuts and below-the-median job growth.

There seems to be little correlation.

elchip: There seems to be little correlation.

Yes, in generalized terms.

Now, we just need to find a way to get spending and revenue back to 19% of GDP without killing private sector jobs, and we will be fine. Nothing too complicated, right?

elchip: winterwhile: did Obama finally create a job

3 million he put out of work.... forever.. just applied for it

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So the stimulus caused all that job growth after it was passed in February, huh? I guess it also caused unemployment to reach 10.1% in October as well.

HeadLever: Now, we just need to find a way to get spending and revenue back to 19% of GDP

The problem is, defense/security + interest on the debt + Social Security + Medicare are already over 16% of the GDP by themselves.

Non-defense/security discretionary spending is 12.5% of the federal budget, and only 3% of the GDP.

It ain't all easily-cut junk spending.

The Dog Ate The Constitution: So the stimulus caused all that job growth after it was passed in February, huh? I guess it also caused unemployment to reach 10.1% in October as well.

The stimulus was passed in February. June was when things started improving. And note that although the trend started turning around in June, jobs were still being lost, albeit at a slower pace, until March '10.

elchip: It ain't all easily-cut junk spending.

Yep, you are spot on. And since Hauser's law seems to be a biatch, our choices are none too pleasant at this point. Shall we get a swift kick in the balls or our fingernails pulled out with pliers?

/Our time of getting something for nothing is quickly nearing its end.

Who does this math? If we added the fewest number of jobs in 4 months, how did the number go down? Is it because they changed the number of eligible workers? You know, the thousands who's unemployment ran out and the thousands who just quit looking.

They also quietly revised the last 2 months numbers higher. Look below the sound bite surface,. If adding 83,000 total is good news, we're doomed.

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elchip: winterwhile: did Obama finally create a job

3 million he put out of work.... forever.. just applied for it

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..and we still have 9% unemployment why?

I prefer government stay out of the job creating business. They are not very good at it and it cost too much for the results we get. I would imagine that government involvement in boat racing will have a similar results and I ownder what the constitutional authority is for it?

America's Cup is a joke since they allowed all those fancy hulls and keels. Catamarans really???? Bring back the 12 meters.