A promise not kept

[babylonsister]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/26/promise-not-kept/


A promise not kept
Report shows House Republicans’ miserable failure on job creation

Sunday, June 26, 2011 | 2:01 a.m.



Shortly before Ohio Republican Rep. John Boehner became House speaker, he told ABC News what he interpreted to be the message of the November general elections, which enabled his party to regain control of the lower chamber of Congress. Boehner said: “Let’s get around to creating jobs again and staying focused on what the American people want us to focus on is my No. 1 priority.”

Boehner wasn’t much on sharing details then, and now, nearly eight months later, it’s easy to see why. The only House Republican “plan” to create jobs is to dismantle the health insurance reform law, and to mimic initiatives pushed by former President George W. Bush’s administration, including elimination of government regulations and bureaucracy. How did that work out for Bush? During his eight years in office this country netted only 1.1 million new jobs, compared with 22.7 million new jobs created during the eight years of the Clinton administration, according to a Cleveland Plain Dealer analysis of Labor Department statistics.

Certainly there is red tape that can be eliminated. The Obama administration has said as much, having declared last month that it was rolling back regulations that would save hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses and thousands of man hours a year.

But there is far more to job creation than eliminating regulations, as President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats realize. There is investment in job training programs, tax credits to help small businesses, prodding to get banks to lend more money, and many other initiatives that Democrats have pushed through Congress.

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Sometime between November and now, House Republicans forgot the vows they made to the American people to help them get back to work. A committee with workforce in its title ought to go about the business of creating jobs. Instead, all Republicans have done is stand in the way. Based on its activities to date, the committee has failed.

[jenmito]

1. K&R. I wonder if the media will report this. n/t

[Ohio Joe]

2. They are far to busy trying to finish off the middle class...

trying to destroy medicare, medicaid, SS, deny basic civil rights and other general douchebaggery.

[Oceansaway]

3. Mr. Tanman.....

(with apologies to the Chordettes)

Mr. Tanman/

where are the jobs/

you gave billions & billions to Wall St. slobs/

*bung-bung-bung-bung*

We gave you 2 yrs./

You've never been sober/

looks like your tanning days are over/

Tanman, I'm not alone/

Millions on Main St.have no job of their own/

Please turn off your phony sobs/

Mr. Tanman where are the jobs !

[WonderGrunion]

4. DUzy!!

That is good stuff.

[Oceansaway]

8. thanks...n/t

[great white snark]

6. Outstanding!

Another example of just how damn talented liberals are.

[Oceansaway]

9. thanks...n/t

[JAnthony]

7. Wishing I could Rec your post! Very good! n/t

[Oceansaway]

10. thanks...n/t

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. I wonder if Politifact would care to make a finding about this?

:shrug:

They work incredibly hard on holding Obama accountable for all 500+ promises he made during his campaign.