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I don't know if LA Times is MSM or just another "in that dark corner" type of newspaper but I like the following report. It seems as if they actually get it.
LA TIMES:
Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package:
Confused about President Obama's stimulus package? The administration may not be the place to find clarity. The White House leadership has made statements about the stimulus that often are inconsistent -- and at odds with facts put out by the administration.
Effect of the stimulus
* Vice President Joe Biden on Friday: The stimulus "is responsible for over 1 million jobs so far."
* White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett on Oct. 18: The stimulus "really staved off a disaster and we saved millions of jobs around the country."
* White House release June 2: "Just over 100 days in, over 150,000 jobs have been created or saved."
* White House senior advisor David Axelrod on June 7: "The stimulus itself has produced hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Purpose of stimulus
* Vice President Biden on June 2: The stimulus is "an initial big jolt to give the economy a real head start."
* Biden on July 26: The stimulus "was intended to provide steady support for our economy over an extended period -- not a jolt that would last only a few months."
Life span of stimulus
* Obama on Jan. 28, two weeks before passage: "Most of the money we're investing as part of this plan will get out the door immediately and go directly to job creation."
* Obama on July 11: "But as I made clear at the time it was passed, the [stimulus] was not designed to work in four moths -- it was designed to work over two years."
Jobs saved or created by the stimulus
* Christina Romer, Council of Economic Advisers chairwoman, on July 13 when asked if she knew the number of jobs that had been saved or created: "It's very hard to say exactly, because you don't know what the baseline is, because you don't know what the economy would have done without it."
* Romer and vice presidential advisor Jared Bernstein released a report Jan. 10 that included a graph titled, "Unemployment Rate with and without the Recovery Plan." The graph showed that with the stimulus, unemployment would not exceed 8%, and without it, unemployment would reach about 9%. Unemployment is now 9.8%.
* Bernstein on June 8 said of the report: "Looking back, it was clearly too optimistic."
- We've Crossed Some Strange Boundary Here. . .etc
Only in Obamaworld could someone actually say this with a straight face. CNSNews: Obama: Job Losses Prove Stimulus Worked Monday, July 11, 2011 By Fred Lucas (CNSNews.com) - Three days after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the national unemployment...
- Your Stimulus Dollars At Work: $535 Million Given To Solar Power Panel Manufacturer In Fremont, Ca - Company Goes Bust
A $787 Billion Stimulus, and we have nothing to show for it. I expect that more and more stories like this one will be forthcoming in the next year. This could very well be the kind of story that will sink Obama: Solyndra, Inc. was supposed to have showcased...
- Obama Lost Jobs And Skill, Merkel Saved Both
From Judith Apter Klinghoffer OBAMA LOST JOBS AND SKILL, MERKEL SAVED BOTHGreenspan on THIS WEEK: The stimulus did not stimulate. It it was not even spent (it was designed for spending before election 2010). Now, We are in trouble!The job report was...
- The Bill Is Coming Due On Obama's Idiocy
As I've been saying, the bill will come due sooner or later. It looks like sooner. Barack Obama will have to answer for this. The people will be angry, and they will demand a sacrifice. It will be either Congress, or the President. It's a lot...
- Dems Attempt A Fast One With Stimulus, Shut Republicans Out Of Conference
at HumanEvents Republicans Shut Out of Stimulus Conference Negotiations by Connie Hair 02/11/2009 Republicans have caught the Democrats in a midnight “stimulus” power play that seeks to cut Republican conferees out of the House-Senate negotiations...
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LA Times: They get it?
I don't know if LA Times is MSM or just another "in that dark corner" type of newspaper but I like the following report. It seems as if they actually get it.
LA TIMES:
Inconsistent messages on Obama's stimulus package:
Confused about President Obama's stimulus package? The administration may not be the place to find clarity. The White House leadership has made statements about the stimulus that often are inconsistent -- and at odds with facts put out by the administration.
Effect of the stimulus
* Vice President Joe Biden on Friday: The stimulus "is responsible for over 1 million jobs so far."
* White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett on Oct. 18: The stimulus "really staved off a disaster and we saved millions of jobs around the country."
* White House release June 2: "Just over 100 days in, over 150,000 jobs have been created or saved."
* White House senior advisor David Axelrod on June 7: "The stimulus itself has produced hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Purpose of stimulus
* Vice President Biden on June 2: The stimulus is "an initial big jolt to give the economy a real head start."
* Biden on July 26: The stimulus "was intended to provide steady support for our economy over an extended period -- not a jolt that would last only a few months."
Life span of stimulus
* Obama on Jan. 28, two weeks before passage: "Most of the money we're investing as part of this plan will get out the door immediately and go directly to job creation."
* Obama on July 11: "But as I made clear at the time it was passed, the [stimulus] was not designed to work in four moths -- it was designed to work over two years."
Jobs saved or created by the stimulus
* Christina Romer, Council of Economic Advisers chairwoman, on July 13 when asked if she knew the number of jobs that had been saved or created: "It's very hard to say exactly, because you don't know what the baseline is, because you don't know what the economy would have done without it."
* Romer and vice presidential advisor Jared Bernstein released a report Jan. 10 that included a graph titled, "Unemployment Rate with and without the Recovery Plan." The graph showed that with the stimulus, unemployment would not exceed 8%, and without it, unemployment would reach about 9%. Unemployment is now 9.8%.
* Bernstein on June 8 said of the report: "Looking back, it was clearly too optimistic."
- We've Crossed Some Strange Boundary Here. . .etc
Only in Obamaworld could someone actually say this with a straight face. CNSNews: Obama: Job Losses Prove Stimulus Worked Monday, July 11, 2011 By Fred Lucas (CNSNews.com) - Three days after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the national unemployment...
- Your Stimulus Dollars At Work: $535 Million Given To Solar Power Panel Manufacturer In Fremont, Ca - Company Goes Bust
A $787 Billion Stimulus, and we have nothing to show for it. I expect that more and more stories like this one will be forthcoming in the next year. This could very well be the kind of story that will sink Obama: Solyndra, Inc. was supposed to have showcased...
- Obama Lost Jobs And Skill, Merkel Saved Both
From Judith Apter Klinghoffer OBAMA LOST JOBS AND SKILL, MERKEL SAVED BOTHGreenspan on THIS WEEK: The stimulus did not stimulate. It it was not even spent (it was designed for spending before election 2010). Now, We are in trouble!The job report was...
- The Bill Is Coming Due On Obama's Idiocy
As I've been saying, the bill will come due sooner or later. It looks like sooner. Barack Obama will have to answer for this. The people will be angry, and they will demand a sacrifice. It will be either Congress, or the President. It's a lot...
- Dems Attempt A Fast One With Stimulus, Shut Republicans Out Of Conference
at HumanEvents Republicans Shut Out of Stimulus Conference Negotiations by Connie Hair 02/11/2009 Republicans have caught the Democrats in a midnight “stimulus” power play that seeks to cut Republican conferees out of the House-Senate negotiations...