Boehner Unhappy Despite Jobs Increase, Wants Dems to Pass GOP Proposals
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House Speaker John Boehner and members of his Republican leadership team scoffed at the positive jobs data this morning, suggesting that despite new signals that the economy is improving, the president’s economic agenda has failed and the country would be better off if the GOP’s policies are implemented.
Boehner bluntly advised President Obama’s reelection campaign to prod Senate Democrats to “get off their rear ends” in order to bring the unemployment rate down even further. He once again called on the president to pressure Senate Democrats to consider more of the GOP’s House-passed legislation, 27 of which the speaker said are stalled in the upper chamber.
“The president asked us to work with [Senate Democrats]. We have worked with them,” Boehner, R-Ohio, said. “If president really wants to get the economy moving again, really wants to improve his own chances for reelection, maybe he’ll pick up the phone and call Senator Reid and ask Senate Democrats to get off their rear ends.”
Boehner ripped President Obama for promising that the stimulus bill would keep the unemployment rate from ever exceeding eight percent. The speaker said that the Obama administration had also promised that this far along into the recovery, the unemployment rate should have fallen to six percent by now as a result of the Recovery Act.
“The American people have seen the same story now for 36 straight months,” Boehner said, noting that unemployment has maintained a rate above eight percent the past three years. “While we welcome the positive news today I think our point is very simple: we can do better.”
Across the aisle, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that the data shows that the “immediate priority” of Congress should be for the conference committee to resolve disagreements on extensions to the payroll tax credit and unemployment insurance.
“Today’s jobs numbers are a clear sign that progress is being made, but now is not the time to take the pressure off in our work to create jobs,” Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a statement. “House Democrats want to reignite the American Dream, rebuilding the pillars of America that have made our economy strong: small businesses, entrepreneurs, and an all-inclusive and thriving middle class. It’s time for Republicans to join Democrats in getting the job done on behalf of the American people.”
Boehner refuted the notion that 243,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate dropping to 8.3 percent could be proof that the economy is headed in right direction under the president’s policies.
“What I’m suggesting to you today is that we can do better,” he said. “The American people are still asking the question, ‘Where are the jobs?’ and while the unemployment rate is down slightly and a few more Americans are at work, we still have millions of Americans that are looking for work, and if the president would work with us, there are millions more Americans who could be at work. That’s our point.”
Republicans also repeatedly compared the Obama economic recovery to the speed of the Reagan recovery, mentioning the GOP’s political idol five times during the 13-minute news conference.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said Reagan had to deal with “a more difficult, deeper recession.”
“ Unemployment was higher, the inflation was rampant and yet he took an approach that in the third year of his term resulted in the economy booming by then,” Rodgers said. “President Obama has taken the approach of borrowing and spending, and those are policies that fail. And if anything, they make it worse.”
“If this economy were performing the way it did in the Reagan recovery…we’d have almost 17 million more Americans working today than we do right now,” Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, added. “If the Reagan recovery model was followed, we’d have almost $5,700 per capita in greater GDP than we have today.”
When Reagan took office in January 1981, the unemployment rate was 7.5 percent. The country steadily lost jobs until December 1982, when the jobless rate maxed out during the Reagan administration at 10.8 percent. Thirty-six months later the rate had fallen to 7.0 percent, and by the end of Reagan’s second term, it bottomed out in December 1988 at 5.3 percent.
When Obama took office in January 2009 in the middle of the financial crisis, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent. The country increasingly shed jobs until October 2009, when the jobless rate maxed out at 10.0 percent.
In the 27 months immediately following the peak of Reagan’s jobless rate, the rate fell by 3.6 percent. In the same time frame following the height of unemployment during the Obama administration, the rate has decreased by 1.7 percent.
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LOL!!! The headline SHOULD read, “Boehner unhappy BECAUSE of jobs Increase!!!! It SHOULD also say that the Republicans should get off THEIR butts and do their freaking jobs, which the whole nation KNOWS is the problem.
Posted by: demNme5 | February 3, 2012, 11:56 am 11:56 am
Why do Republicans hate this Country, excluding the rich of course.
Posted by: Jim | February 3, 2012, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm
[fictitious Boehner] “The president asked us to work with [Senate Democrats]. We have worked with them, but they refuse to submit to our demands!” — “If the President really wants to get the economy moving again, really wants to improve his own chances for reelection, maybe he’ll pick up the phone and call Senator Reid and ask Senate Democrats to get off their rear ends and kiss ours!”
[incredulous observer] “I’m sorry, just how does that improve the President’s chances for re-election?”
[fictitious Boehner] “Look buddy you know we have to make it look like we’re impartial here! If I say anything negative against the guy outright, it’ll just showcase our antagonism for him!”
[incredulous observer] “Ah, I see, the old quarter from behind the ear trick! Brilliant!”
Posted by: NJ DAVID | February 3, 2012, 12:13 pm 12:13 pm
Boehner wouldn’t be happy if we added 10 million jobs. He’s a flunky for the tea party whose only agenda is the defeat of this President.
Boehner undoubtedly is the worst Speaker of the House in history. He should step aside and let his minority leader Eric Cantor be the Speaker. Cantor controls the House republicans anyway.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 3, 2012, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm
LOL! I agree with others–Boehner is unhappy BECAUSE of the jobs increase.
That guy will say anything to pander to the tea party.
Posted by: mollydtt | February 3, 2012, 12:24 pm 12:24 pm
DEMNME5 | FEBRUARY 3, 2012, 11:56 AM…”Republicans should get off THEIR butts and do their freaking jobs, which the whole nation KNOWS is the problem.”……You mean like Harry Reid who has failed to debate 80%+ of the jobs bills the House has passed and sent to the Senate? Don’t like what the House is passing? The House is passing legislation demanded by their constituents
Posted by: deanbob | February 3, 2012, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm
LOL!!! The headline SHOULD read, “Boehner unhappy BECAUSE of jobs Increase!!!! It SHOULD also say that the Republicans should get off THEIR butts and do their freaking jobs, which the whole nation KNOWS is the problem.
Posted by: demNme5
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The best headline of all will be the one in November 2012 which reads “Obama gets HIS butt kicked out of the White House.” With an approval rating of around 45%, the lowest in his Presidency, I would agree with you in that the nation DOES know the problem.
The actual unemployment rate is well over 11%. That is if there were as many people looking for jobs as there were in in 2008.
Posted by: ivan | February 3, 2012, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm
Of course his unhappy…what else can he be?! He’s the opposition whose only mantra is that Obama is doing everything wrong…they have no real solution for the problems. He’d be unhappy if Obama said the sun rises in the East.
Posted by: D9 | February 3, 2012, 12:41 pm 12:41 pm
Surprised he hasn’t started crying…again
Posted by: michael | February 3, 2012, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm
In December(2011), 86,697,000 people were not in labor force; and in January (2012), 87,874,000 were not in labor force. How does the increase of people NOT in the labor force account for a decrease in the unemployment rate? GAMES with the numbers! I guess Obama is happy with these numbers.
Posted by: deanbob | February 3, 2012, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm
U-6 for January 2012 is 15.1%. U6 is Total unemployed, plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached to the labor force.
Posted by: deanbob | February 3, 2012, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm
look how good the job growth has been under the republican controlled house. pelosi did nothing and look at all the success the republicans have had in less than 2 years.
Posted by: catman | February 3, 2012, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm
“When Reagan took office in January 1981, the unemployment rate was 7.5 percent. The country steadily lost jobs until December 1982, when the jobless rate maxed out during the Reagan administration at 10.8 percent. Thirty-six months later the rate had fallen to 7.0 percent…” This means that the unemployment rate hit 7.0% by December 1985 [36months after the low in December 1982]. That puts things squarely into Reagans SECOND term in office! Look, things are improving slowly but surely and teh republicans are NOT happy! Then again, looking at their options for the Presidency, I wouldn’t be happy either ;)
Posted by: pksk531 | February 3, 2012, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm
“Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said Reagan had to deal with “a more difficult, deeper recession.”——————Wrong , patently , tacitly , literally and figuratively as well . Only in Partisan Conservative La La Land could something so blatantly and obviously incorrect be perceived as the truth. Conservatives are the biggest bunch of sophists/ liars in the history of any political party in recent US history , they’ve lost this Independent due to that odious propensity .
Posted by: davem | February 3, 2012, 1:02 pm 1:02 pm
Michael said: In December(2011), 86,697,000 people were not in labor force; and in January (2012), 87,874,000 were not in labor force. How does the increase of people NOT in the labor force account for a decrease in the unemployment rate?
Response: Those numbers include children and retirees. The # of children (should) always increases, and baby boomers are increasing the total retiree # faster than the death rate can reduce it.
Posted by: Antonio in Phoenix | February 3, 2012, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm
Boehner’s unhappy because those yahoos pretending to be GOP candidates are becoming more embarrassing every minute. He’s so humiliated by their antics that he barely has the stomach to face the cameras.
Posted by: Taintedbylies | February 3, 2012, 1:06 pm 1:06 pm
Why are so many happy about a lower unemployment rate, when the number of unemployed has increased?
Posted by: deanbob | February 3, 2012, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm
Of course he’s unhappy. It shows that President Obama’s policies are working despite the GOP trying to do everything they can to derail the policies and make him a one term president. Imagine where we could be if the GOP was willing to play ball and compromise. Or even better, imagine where we could be if the Democrats gained control of both houses again!
Posted by: MEPace | February 3, 2012, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm
ANTONIO IN PHOENIX | FEBRUARY 3, 2012, 1:03 PM……”Response: Those numbers include children and retirees. The # of children (should) always increases, and baby boomers are increasing the total retiree # faster than the death rate can reduce it”……How many legal residents are there in the US? I think the numbers do not support your statement.
Posted by: deanbob | February 3, 2012, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm
who cares if the weeper is unhappy??…He is one big Tool and nothing else
Posted by: phillip | February 3, 2012, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
The bills that Boehner is claiming are jobs bills aren’t actually jobs bills. They are either deregulation or some other way for corporations to make more money. Notice that Boehner never talks about the specifics of these alleged jobs bills, because then it would be clear he isn’t telling the truth.
A better way to judge if the Republicans and Boehner want to create jobs is to look at the job bills they have blocked or voted against. They blocked numerous times bills to end the tax breaks for companies that out-source jobs overseas and they blocked bills to increase the percentage of American goods purchased by our government and military. Think of how many American jobs just those two bills would have created! Republicans talk but don’t act to create jobs, only they only act to increase profits for big corporations.
Posted by: Librarian53 | February 3, 2012, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm
the only thing that will make that cry baby face mama’s boy happy is to sit on top of reagan’s little rotting pecker……that boehner necrophiliac who can’t even pronounce his last name.
Posted by: cannabis_cures_cancers | February 3, 2012, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm
T true source of Boehner’s unhappiness isn’t the good news over the increase in jobs. It is his inability to follow the Republicans FUHER, aka Drug Addict Rush Limbaugh, order to make the United States fail.
Soon the FUHER’s Brownshirts will be coming to get the CRY-BABY Drunk during “Happy Hour,”…..wait all day is “happy hour,” for CRY-BABY Jonnie.
Posted by: Wolfhounds27 | February 3, 2012, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm
Boehner comes from a district on the western edge of Ohio. The biggest city in his district may be Dayton. In his last election, he got about 140,000 votes. The president, I believe, got over 60 million from all over the country. I am amazed that he believes he belongs on a national stage. This is one buckeye who needs to go home and get a real job so he knows what it is like.
Posted by: Bob | February 3, 2012, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm
All the new jobs are from the oil drilling called ” Fracking” in which the Obama administration has not figured out how to stop yet. Think how good things would be if the EPA would stop closing coal mines as fast as they can, ok the pipeline, drill in Alaska and drilling of the coast again. The House has sent many of the Presidents bills to the Senate, but the Senate refuses to bring them up for a vote so the President can keep saying Congress is holding him back. What an un-honorable bunch.
Posted by: Freedom | February 3, 2012, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm
With every week there are 375k to 400k NEW initial unemployment claims. A ‘good’ month will add only250k jobs. Yet the unemployment rate either stays flat or dips. How is that possible with more layoffs every week than there are new jobs in a month??? Fuzzy politcal math !
Posted by: FuzzyMath | February 3, 2012, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm
Why are so many happy about a lower unemployment rate, when the number of unemployed has increased?————–Dean , get a clue and quit whining like a typical conservative. If you are unhappy that the US population is growing faster than the US job market can handle then go get on a street corner and start handing out free condoms and birth control pills . Otherwise please get a hobby or whatever so that you will have something better to do than sit on a public forum and make yourself look stupid .
Posted by: davem | February 3, 2012, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
Where do I get my copy of the script?
Posted by: deanbob | February 3, 2012, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
Miserable old man, thank God his diabolic plan to sabotage our economy is not workinng for him and his fellow haters on the extreme far right. This economy will continue to improve. Just maybe, Bohner, Cantor, Mitch and other lunatics in GOP will finally give up their destructive obstructionist agenda and go hang themselves peacefully.
Posted by: Franklin Daniel | February 3, 2012, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
NJ DAVID, don’t give up your job. Writing fiction that stupid will get you nowhere but laughed at, not with. The only lies told in this story are Pelosi’s. What work has she done other than the failed stimulus obam signed and wasted a trillion dollars on?Maybe next time they will read it.
Posted by: specialty57 | February 3, 2012, 1:42 pm 1:42 pm
FUZZYMATH, those are NEW claims (i.e. people who haven’t made claims recently). 400k of new claims – 650k of old claims going away (not expiring or dropping out of the workforce) = 250k new hires. Check out the Bureau of Labor Statistics web site to see how they calculate unemployment rate. It really has little to do with unemployment claims.
Posted by: MEPace | February 3, 2012, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
Boehner is unhappy still? Maybe he just needs to double up on his morning bran muffins!!!
Posted by: Karen Lee | February 3, 2012, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm
I think Mr. Boehner is just plain ‘unhappy’ about everything. While I think the jobs and unemployment numbers are not accurately depicting the number of people who are ‘under-employed’ or contractors/part-timers-with-no-benefits, at least it is some positive news. If Mr. Boehner thinks the Republicans are going to win the White House with the BS they are dishing out, he’s going to be really unhappy come Election Day. With Romney’s idiotic statements such as “we must stop China from stealing our jobs” he hasn’t got a prayer, unless the voting public are plain idiots. His Republican cronies and big corporate doners are the parties SENDING jobs overseas, and that is NOT going to change. Taxing large corporations sending jobs overseas is the way to go; perhaps the Republicans can revisit this idea a lttle harder.
Posted by: rohnertpark1 | February 3, 2012, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
I predicted this . I knew that the conservatives couldn’t kill the US economy no matter how hard they tried. It’s growing , even though they are trying their 100% best to keep that from happening . If gas goes down the Spring quarter unemployment numbers will show an even better rate , and even if gas prices stay where they are or thereabouts jobs will likely increase ( with a corresponding drop in unemployment ) like they most always do after the historically slow winter months. Looking good for Team Obama and that is mostly what has Ol’ Lyin’ and Cryin’ Blue Eyes Boehner so upset .
Posted by: davem | February 3, 2012, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
Here’s another picture of Boehner putting his foot in his mouth.
Posted by: Tim | February 3, 2012, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
I can hear him (Spr Boehner) now sitting in his office reading the jobs report, “NOOOOOO.”
Posted by: newz4i | February 3, 2012, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
FDR almost screwed up by passing legislation that was budget cutting and “small government” when there were green shoots of recovery. The GOP insists in making that error one more time. This guy just needs to shut up and let this country heal from the Bush years.
Posted by: Sarah | February 3, 2012, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
Reagan’s economic recovery was achieved through INCREASEDTAXES. The GOP refused to let us pay for this recovery with our own money, so we had to borrow, so they could complain about all the borrowing, so they could argue for less investment in recovery, so it would move more slowly, so they could blame Obama, so they could win more elections.
check my facts before you argue with me.
Posted by: Aaron King | February 3, 2012, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm
Cathy McMorris Rodgers is insane if she thinks the early Reagan recession was worse than the current recession. Blatantly false assertion in every way. Not to mention the fact that the early 80s recession was (1) engineered by Volcker to take money out of the economy, and (2) that Reagan protracted Volcker’s efforts by pumping money back into the hands of rich people through tax cuts. In other words, insofar as Reagan’s efforts might have helped the economy, they could have only done so by increasing the velocity of money, which the Fed’s severe anti-inflation austerity was designed to prevent. An absolute sham, and anyone can see it.
Posted by: Pierce Randall | February 3, 2012, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm
I agree with the poster that said IMAGINE if the Righties had worked WITH our President to improve our Nation how far ahead we WOULD now be. So here today we see these righty posters SAYING that LOL, the policies that the RIGHT has made since 2010 is what has brought about the improvements. LYING bunch of obstructionists that can’t even get a CLUE! So ANYTHING that goes wrong in this nation is ALL Obama’s fault, even the crap that GW Left him with, and ANYTHING that goes RIGHT in this nation is all due to the people in Congress on the right that have done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! LOL! They can’t even form a believable lie any more. Much like the embarrassing crew they have running for President, their whole party is in BIG TROUBLE! OBAMA 2012!
Posted by: demNme5 | February 3, 2012, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
oh, brother. this tells the tale: GOP isn’t interested in jobs, they’ve not worked to better the economy, they have deliberately impeded any progress, and their entire agenda is to make Obama a one-term president. somehow, in spite of the bettering economy, the lowering unemployment, it’s never good enough – I say it’s time to kick them to the curb and get rid of the GOP
Posted by: bajacalla | February 3, 2012, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
No wonder Boehner’s not happy. The economy moving in the right direction and Americans seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is GOP’s worst nightmare. Rush Limbaugh called on congressional Republicans to force failure on President Obama and despite their best efforts with unprecedented obstruction tactics, the GOP has proven to be the failures.
Posted by: dan | February 3, 2012, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm
Boehner is unhappy cause he wants that pipeline passed pronto cause he is sitting on 1.1 mil to push it through and Obama says no.
Posted by: Jim | February 3, 2012, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm
Maybe Demnies and ABC can explain how can we lose 3.2 million jobs for the month and end up having a plus 245,000 for the month. Im sure it has to be with the adjusted seasonal numbers but according the the report that was accounted for 1.5 million jobs. So that still leaves over 1 million jobs lost. Did they cook the numbers by eliminating more jobs altogether?
Posted by: KEITH | February 3, 2012, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
If the house republicans wrote a bill for stubbed toes they’d call it a jobs bill right now.
Posted by: lexingtonlady | February 3, 2012, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
They were happy tossing their 30 little stones at the Senate. Now the economy just dumped a whole load of rip rap onto the House floor. Time for some heavy lifting boys and girls.
Posted by: sameagain | February 3, 2012, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm
no way no how, Moron!
Posted by: Linda, Fl | February 3, 2012, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
KEITH:”Maybe Demnies and ABC can explain how can we lose 3.2 million jobs for the month and end up having a plus 245,000 for the month. Im sure it has to be with the adjusted seasonal numbers but according the the report that was accounted for 1.5 million jobs. So that still leaves over 1 million jobs lost. Did they cook the numbers by eliminating more jobs altogether?”
Maybe you can explain where you are getting your numbers and what form of math you are using?
The data shows that we’ve GAINED 3.2 million private sector jobs in the past 23 straight months of job growth.
The data also reveals that virtually all of the recent increase in the Unemployment rate was due to PUBLIC SECTOR losses (you know, like all those teachers and firefighters and cops and government workers the REPUBLICANS have been laying off nationwide since the mid-terms).
Those PUBLIC SECTOR losses have offset the PRIVATE SECTOR totals (i.e. we’ve actually created MORE than 3.2 million PS jobs).
Let’s see, the Republican policies were in place for 8 YEARS and contributed to the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression (which itself followed, not coincidentally, 12 YEARS of similar policies under Republicans). We lost 8.75 million private sector jobs under Bush and immediately following his departure from office.
Under Obama, we’ve reversed that and regained 3.2 million of those jobs in less than 1 term.
So what Boehner expects us to buy is that going BACK to the failed policies that caused the mess to begin with is the “solution” to steady recovery we are experiencing?
Stay the course, America.
Posted by: RAVEN | February 3, 2012, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
John is a liar. He supports a high unemployment rate like Ronald Reagan during the 1980s. Boehner spends too much time in his DNC closet.
Posted by: dustin97sc | February 3, 2012, 3:33 pm 3:33 pm
Every jobs bill the republicans have sent from the House to the Senate has had attachments that give the store away to the truffle eaters. The whole purpose was to send legislation to the Senate they knew wouldn’t pass. When the Senate tries to negotiate the House refuses to participate.
This is the definition of obstructionism. They think all Americans are too stupid to see their tactics.
Posted by: tmferretti | February 3, 2012, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
Boehner = Biggest Idiot on the Planet
Posted by: S | February 3, 2012, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
After reading all the comments on this board. Its plain to see how Obama has fooled the simpletons.
Posted by: Will i am | February 3, 2012, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
You would be unhappy too if you knew Mitt Romney was going to be the nominee.
Posted by: Bernard B | February 3, 2012, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
Sure he is unhappy. He does not care about the people, getting job or not, only interested his party interest to take the WH. Shame for the blunt supporters of republicans party. History will judge you.
Posted by: jo | February 3, 2012, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
Boehner is unhappy that the economy is improving despite all Republocan/Tea Party efforts to undermine the Democratic Administration.
Posted by: EarlGrayHot | February 3, 2012, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
Who cares if this fool is unhappy. He’s made many lives in America unhappy. I don’t like people who stick so much to their ‘principals’ that nothing gets done. He did a good job representing the “won’t do anything with Obama so he’s a 1 term president’. I am estatic that weak azz strategy backfired on GOP. They are so lame, no new ideas. Just the same old ones that have steered us where we are today. Obama is doing a great job. Boehner is doing a horrible job & is worthless. I am not a democrat, I just look for people with High Quality of Character…Obama wins hands down. Boehner, is a legend in his own mind. GOP is so old & full of lies & crap. They need a new direction. Maybe the the Grand New Party…GNP? Boehner & his group were VERY Bad for America. Did you like all the gridlock Boehner caused? He’s ridiculous.
Posted by: MrE_mann | February 3, 2012, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
Hey Boehner, cheaters never prosper. Have you heard that one? You need to retire & lighten up.
Posted by: MrE_mann | February 3, 2012, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
everyone knows jobs were created while the republicans controlled the house and everyone knows massive jobs were lost while pelosi was in charge. thats a fact period. spin it how you want dems but thats why obama is tied with romney. preety amazing considering 49% pay no federal income tax and use more resources than they produce.
Posted by: catman | February 3, 2012, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm
November will finally be the time to “Just Say No” to Republican entitlements to obstruct. Outsource them back to the private sector whom they claim they best represent. The American People has their turn but once to remind Republicans who’s interest they are to represent. Obviously they long ago sold their soul and need to be reminded.
Posted by: quieteye | February 3, 2012, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Funny how about only 1% of these posts agree with Boner. The House shot down something called a “Jobs Act”. Enough said. Despirate men in the House now. I mean, look at their GOP front runner. Republicans normally have “Strong Christian beliefs”. That is even getting tossed to get big money into the big seat. Republican heros are backing Gingrich. Meanwhile Moguls and Media are embracing Romney.
Posted by: Travis | February 3, 2012, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
Obama is taking a NEGATIVE and calling it a positive!!! — We had a record 1.2 Million workers fall out of the labor force… that is horrible news, and the only reason the % improved!! — The “Participation Rate” (that’s the ratio of working age people actually working) falls to 63.7%… which is a 30-year low!!! —- Even the CBO said that in 2011, had this drop in participation rate not occurred “the unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2011 would have been about 1¼ percentage points higher”!! —– Only the man who lies for a living would try to spin this!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | February 3, 2012, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
Of course he is unhappy! Republicans do not LIKE good news. They are pouty, grumpy, negative, insulting, backward looking people…
Posted by: TroyS | February 3, 2012, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
meanwhile moguls and media embrace romney…..why is that? perhaps so they can have someone to embrace as the shine has worn off their darling mr obama? it s always smart to get behind a winner…should tell you something about who the moguls and media support.
Posted by: catman | February 3, 2012, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
ABC News is lying by way of omission of information…as usual. I would expect this sort of thing from the Republicans and Democrats, but for ABC News to simply report this as if it where fact is a shame. The news media can no longer be trusted to tell us the whole truth…they just pass along propaganda from our government. The story is simply meant to smear Boehner and thereby republicans. Boehner has every right to unhappy…with the “spin” being placed on these numbers.
Posted by: mojo | February 3, 2012, 5:08 pm 5:08 pm
What wrong Mr Speaker of the House are THOSE freshmen tea party congressmen biting you on the ass?You my friend should step down. You should be very worried about your own position. You will be history. Ahhhh fighting back those tears can be troublesome . Johnny boy hit the road ……. not soon enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Marianne | February 3, 2012, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
According to this report, that means the job situation got WORSE during Regans term by 3.3%, and it took him three years to fix it after that (5 years later). The job market under Obama worsened by 2.2%, and he is close to bringing it back to when he started within 2 years. Common sense should state then that you should bet on Obama’s tactics, not Reagans.
Posted by: Speak The Truth | February 3, 2012, 6:33 pm 6:33 pm
I wonder if any of the reporters have actually investigated Boehner’s claim of what Obama had promised, because what Boehner is saying about them is an absolute lie.
Posted by: MarkusR | February 3, 2012, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
…nothing is good enough for these Republicans… negative, negative, negative… 24/7/365
Posted by: jeff | February 4, 2012, 2:25 am 2:25 am
Does this number took the account of people who stopped claiming, because we exhausted our unemployment which doesn’t mean have found employment?
Posted by: Ben | February 4, 2012, 4:08 am 4:08 am
What “big news”. Boehner wouldn’t agree with Obama if Obama told him the sun rises in the east in the morning. The truth is the economy is in bad shape. However, after ten months of decreases in the unemployment rate, you’d have to be blind, deaf, and dumb to not see the improvement. Its not as much as we want, but anyone who views this objectively would conclude things are finally getting better. They are back to where they were when Obama was elected President in 2008.
Boehner and Cantor are not serving their country by their 100% opposition to any constructive measures put forth by the President. Opposition should always be measured and nuanced. When opponents develop a mindset of “If your for it than I am against it” no one is benefiting from their actions. These two clowns should be unceremoniously kicked out of office.
Posted by: markg91359 | February 4, 2012, 11:35 am 11:35 am