Bush taking credit for latest economic rebound

so are we screwed?

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/7392328.htm

Anybody here get jobs that lost them? I'd like to know.

I lost my job in August and there have been more layoffs since; there is nothing out there besides temp stuff at pathetic wages and no bennies.
Every week the numbers for UNemployment are announced; they are always revised upwards with little fanfare the following week, and they do not take into account 1) the number of people who are no longer eligible for unemployment and are now screwed; and 2) the UNDERemployed, of whom there are legion.

I had people coming into training at the job I used to have, who had master's degrees in egineering, education, etc. and were taking $8/hour shit jobs because they had to; meanwhile, there are 4 'senior staff' members at this company who have less education and experience than these folks, who are collecting fat checks and stock options and whatnot and all, since the shareholders are thrilled that costs have been cut so much by shipping jobs overseas, and of course the uppercrusts are not getting THEIR jobs moved anywhere, thank you...

Sorry, didn't mean to go on a rant, but I really want to go back to work!!

There is an economic recovery going on — if you're already RICH!

They are consolidating and further entrenching their power and wealth. Why have Bush and Cheney been so successful with their $2,000 a plate luncheons? Because the people who are attending them know they will be getting BIG dividends. This economy has absolutely nothing to do with the poor or middle class.

When they're done, you'll either be a member of the wealthy elite or a corporate slave.

saw a 386% "Return on investment) (their contributions) as the result of executive orders and the first tax cut. I read that somewhere (from Bussflash I think).

And I keep hearing about layoffs. If he hadn't pushed for big tax cuts for the rich, then maybe we would be seeing some kind of a recovery.

And Granholm's getting every smidgen of the blame, even though Engler's legacy to her was a massive, steaming pile of dog shit. Repubs tend to do that, don't they? They leave it behind for the Dems to clean up.

I keep hearing about an "economic recovery," and I'd love to know which states are experiencing it. If anyone living in such a state would post it here, please do so. My Texas relatives say the economy still sucks down there, my Georgia pals say it sucks over there, my New York pals say it sucks up there, my Tennessee pals are struggling, my Nebraska pals say it's bad over there, my Illinois pals say it's so-so. Where's the state with the frou-frou and confetti?

I know this is anecdotal, but NYC is in bad shape if what I'm seeing is any indication.

I have never in all my time living here seen so many empty storefronts and retail space. Every single block has an empty store that has been empty for months if not years and stores and restaurants that have been in business for decades are closing.

your list...out of 4 recent family grads, none R working @ jobs for which they went 2 school. One cousin is parking cars w/ his degree. Meanwhile, his brother has real work 'n he's still in school. He is using his graphic talents 'n selling his designs. He is lead singer in a local band that is gaining attention.

Michigan is NOT a battle ground for Bush. There is NO way possible my fellow Michiganians are going to switch and vote Republican in 2004! With our unemployment at over 7% still (The number is MUCH, MUCH higher due to the fact that when you collect that last extension check you are magically employed again according to unemployment figures) Michigan is not friendly territory for Bush :)

I hope they dont, we need PA MI, MO, and OH as the big 4
for our side, we can do it next year


And 1month of a good GNP does not make for an economic recovery
there are still over 2million jobs lost
There he goes again, trying to snow the American people with this
so called economic recovery, that is not even here yet.

He just admitted that it's his economy, not Clinton's.

he will appear to be out of touch. I've heard of this happening before.

Two Words on a Banner That No Author Wants to Claim
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/03/national/03LETT.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=642138


Whose banner is it, anyway?
http://armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2346349.php
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=188715

Bush Errs on 'Mission Accomplished' Query
Bush Disavows 'Mission Accomplished' Banner on Ship, but White House Admits Having Sign Made
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031028_2017.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=188592

The numbers he's releasing are just as phony as those his father released, and as phony as the count in Florida. So he should take credit, the way any fiction writer takes credit for their novel.

then it only makes sense that he would take credit for the usual rise of the economy at Christmas time. It the christmas season, even when things are bad, like now, the economy shows an uptick at christmas time. sheesh.

Ceasing to be surprised anymore.

They won't be able to blame anything else on Clinton's penis.

On CNBC, don't have a link. It was surprisingly gloomy. The head of CG&C, which is quite reputable, said he doesn't see any real growth in jobs until 2008! He said what we have been saying all along; all the "new" jobs are low-paying and actually few in number. The reason the unemployment rolls have been dropping is that the long-term unemployed are falling off of them and because companies have cut so much already, there's very little fat left to trim. But the unemployed are not getting rehired, and all the growth is overseas: that's where the productivity has come from. He also warned that more white-collar jobs are headed offshore.

He didn't say why he picked 2008 as a target date for job recovery. Maybe it's because we'll be rid of Chimp for sure then.

I'm actually surprised they let this guy on TV.

people are getting trampled to death shopping, so everything must be just great with the economy. look how much walmart made in one day!

"to save the economy, we must buy, buy anything"
-dwight d. eisenhower

Mission Accomplished.

he's still about 3,000,000 jobs in the hole

more layoffs and plant closings in my neck of the woods (NE-PA)

classifieds are 90% min. wage jobs for stocking shelves or flipping burgers

he really should learn to wait until he crosses into the endzone to do those things. "Economy: Mission Accomplished!"? I don't think so, yet.