Bush accuses Kerry of blocking new job creation

[Nambe]

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP)

President Bush said Tuesday that rival John Kerry is blocking lawsuit restrictions that would help generate new jobs.

"I understand my opponent changes positions a lot, but for 20 years he's been one of the trial lawyers' most reliable allies in the Senate," Bush told thousands of supporters at an outdoor rally.

Bush, campaigning in suburbs of Kansas City that he won four years ago, said Kerry has consistently voted against legal changes that would protect workers and businesses.

"His fellow lawyers have responded with millions of dollars in campaign donations," said the president.

Bush said that "ending junk lawsuits" is necessary to create more jobs and that "the cost to our economy of litigation is conservatively estimated to be over $230 billion a year." Kerry running mate John Edwards is a personal injury lawyer. ..
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[AspenRose]

1. Riiiiiiight. Bush doesn't block new jobs....

he just takes the old ones and sends them overseas.

Idiot.

[TriMetFan]

2. Bush has to blame some one for his short comings.

:eyes:

[Cocoa]

3. Bush can't blame Congress

poor thing. :cry:

[tridim]

6. But that's exactly what he's doing

Kerry is a Senator.

What I want to know is why he's blaming anybody.. According to Bush, there are no job losses.

[Catfight]

9. Brilliant observation, what the hell is Bush talking about, he's been

saying over and over again there are NO JOB loses, only gains? So Kerry needs to ask him what is he talking about and say loudly, This guy never makes any sense!

[Cocoa]

14. here's another contradiction in this story

Kerry's supposed to have done nothing in the Senate, and yet he's credited with ruining the economy (while in the minority).

[Catfight]

22. But I like, "is Bush acknowledging job losses now?" That will

shut his stupid mouth right up!

[Frodo]

4. Bush missed his chance at a much better "line".

He could have THANKED Kerry for CREATING jobs with all of the hiring his campaign has been doing.

[RobertSeattle]

5. The same "trial lawyers" didn't stop job creation 1993-2001

What a moronic argument. And this from a guy who gained the Presidency my litigating the counting of votes.

[cardlaw]

16. My thoughts exactly.

Kerry's votes didnt stifle job growth during the 90s boom.

[Ducks In A Row]

7. So how did Clinton create all those new jobs?

I guess Clinton had superpowers that allowed him to overpower the horrible lawsuits.

ha ha ha ha

[zbird]

10. Clinton didn't create those jobs... that was the effect of the glorious

Reagan/Bush I legacy. Right?

:eyes:

[Old and In the Way]

8. The 'no accountability' President.

Dimson and his rubber stamping Republican majority have done nothing in 4 years to create jobs...too busy transfering wealth to their campaign contributors and draining our Treasury.

[NJGeek]

11. Awesome! This is where we want the battle to be fought

I am pleased to see Bush* talking domestic policy. Kerry will attack him relentlessly on these issues, and win these battles because the Thugs in charge have no record to run on.

[KC21304]

12. If this quote is accurate about the cost to our ecomony of 230 billion

he is completely losing it. That is more nuts than what he said about the OBGYNs.

[w4rma]

13. Once again the AP prints a baseless attack from Bush without a response

from Kerry's campaign. Not even a quote to be buried in the middle of the article where few would find it. All Bush. Someone needs to be talked to about this biased reporting.

[DFWJock]

15. The only place

Bush has created jobs is at Halliburton.

[Zorra]

17. Has Bu$h ever once, in his entire life, spoken anything that was true?

Maybe accidentally once or twice.

Lies and propaganda with no factual references.

[xxqqqzme]

18. the rethugs control the

House, the Senate, the Supreme Court and its Kerry's fault (he has way more power than we thought) there R no new jobs - I thought they were celebrating the 144,000 NEW jobs - so which is it?

Whining or celebrating?


I really, really hate these people.

[progressivebydesign]

20. Bush is flip-flopping again! Is it jobs or no jobs? n/t

[progressivebydesign]

19. Say what???

Now it's KERRY's fault?? Oh.. is it too late in Bush's term to keep blaming Clinton? I thought this was Clinton's fault. Hmmm.. so all the small businesses I know that have gone bankrupt in the past 3 years, did so because of "junk lawsuits"? I'm sure the small business owners who attributed the failure to the fact that NO ONE HAS ANY MONEY TO SPEND, will be comforted to know that Bush has found the right people to blame: Lawyers. Damn those lawyers! Awarding those huge judgements. Good that Bush didn't blame juries or judges or the crappy economy because of his failed policies. SHEESH!!! :eyes:

[MallRat]

21. What does tort reform have to do with job creation?

I mean, I know what Bush would answer (e.g. fewer lawsuits = more money for companies = more jobs).

But everyone knows that financial savings for companies rarely translate into new jobs. Executive salary increases is a different story...

He lies with impunity. And everyone, including the media, just laps it up without questioning the logic.

-MR

[Justitia]

23. I love the alternate universe Shrub lives in

He sounds nuttier by the nanosecond.
Desperation, anyone?

[depakid]

24. Is there anything so stupid or absurd that this man won't say?

I mean, how can you even argue with someone who has no clue what he's talking about?

On second thought, maybe he's upset with lawyers because he was rejected from a second rate law school....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. What might his concept of "junk lawsuits" be?

And what specific jobs would be created by placing restrictions on them?

New mining staff working in unsafe conditions?