Do The Republicans Want To Reduce Unemployment?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Poll question: Do The Republicans Want To Reduce Unemployment?

[boston bean]

I voted Yes, because the Democrats need to get whatever legislation we can

passed, so we can pass more republican legislation.

[boston bean]

1. dupe please delete

dupe

[DrDan]

2. the repubs have but one goal - and they will do whatever it takes to achieve that goal

win back the WH in 2012

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. It Is Profoundly Sad

It is profoundly sad how much suffering they are willing to see others endure to make President Obama a one term president.

[DrDan]

4. they have demonized him to the point that they look like nation-saviours to 1/2 the population

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I Don't Envy Him

He entered office with so much promise. I think the difference between him and FDR and why FDR was given so much more time to deal with a crappy economy is because the ownership of the crappy economy was less ambiguous during FDR's tenure. FDR became president four years after the economy crashed. "Everybody" knew Hoover and the Republicans "owned" it. Obama became president as it was crashing and he's getting the blame for it...

I think you have two challenges and I don't see a happy resolution. President Obama's political fate is inextricably linked to lowering unemployment and I don't see unemployment being lowered during the remaining two years of his term.

[DrDan]

6. that is it exactly - and I fault his advisors for not continuing to hammer that message home

regardless of how many jobs were saved - the message from the gop is that nothing has been done to move the unemployment from the mid-9% area.