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progressivebydesign

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11. Depends on which media is spinning them. This morning, they were good..

Reply to WCGreen (Original post)

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:26 PM

Sep 2012

now they're "dismal"

Considering that fucking GWB had losses each month of Private sector jobs in the hundreds of thousands, I can't believe that people are freaking out. We had a near Depression, with a housing and credit collapse, in one year. It's slow going, but it's going.

Plus people forget that hurricane Isaac was in August, and that affects job numbers.

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The job numbers are not as bad as they look... [View all] WCGreen Sep 2012 OP

I think Romney will seize on whatever he can, whether it makes sense or not! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2012 #1

Prefer the ADP stats over Labor Dept, more realistic antiquie Sep 2012 #2

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #3

Oh robodad... done in one. cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #4

They look like trickle down republican policies have ultimately failed & we need to lay a new JaneyVee Sep 2012 #5

Hahahahahaha... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #6

They're not as bad, they are actually worse. Jack Bloem Sep 2012 #7

They usually revise these numbers as more data comes in.... WCGreen Sep 2012 #9

If we're going to go the way of Greece it will be republicans to march us there JaneyVee Sep 2012 #10

Gosh. if the republicans actually stop obstructing everything, it would be a non-issue. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #13

two more job reports until the election. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2012 #8

Depends on which media is spinning them. This morning, they were good.. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #11

Isn't there a Dem out there who could hire 100,000 for a month to get our numbers up? Hamlette Sep 2012 #12