Daily Archives: 06/26/2011

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(Community Matters) What’s Real – the economy sucks and too many families are suffering.

I’m not placing the blame for this economic recession on any one party or politician and agree it’s our responsibility to fix the problem. And, Pres Obama and his administration must be judged fairly – millions of jobs created and saved. Admitted, this recovery is more slow than anyone would wish – and let’s put it in context – it’s a stronger recovery than the Nov 2001 to Oct 2003 recession under George W Bush and the July 1980 to June 1982 recession under Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Let’s add to that context that we faced a graver situation in 2008 than we did in either 1980 or 2001 – never before imagining another Great Depression. see politifact Romney

The $787 Billion Economic Stimulus: Rs are completely making up their facts and claiming the economic stimulus didn’t save and create jobs. In fact, estimates range from saving/creating 1.3mm to 3.6mm jobs. See this national politicfact

Additionally, most of those spinning facts into fiction are no longer talking about the auto industry. Pres Obama and his team walked a very fine line and negotiated hard against unions, for workers and for jobs – as a result saving a million+ jobs and a critical manufacturing industry in our country.

What’s Fiction? that Pres Obama hasn’t made real progress in fighting the second worst recession/depression in our country’s history

What’s Opinion: Too many self-professed conservative politicians have stood in the way of economic recovery, preferring instead to see Pres Obama “fail” rather than protecting and working for America’s middle class. Most of these politicians serve special interests, continuing to promote tax cuts for the super rich and corporations

(Community Matters) What a great 5 days

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