Posted by
RoddRepub on Monday, March 16, 2009 1:00:00 PM
Barry Obama and his gang of merry
men (Reid, Pelosi, Durbin and Emanuel) have said that the stimulus plan would
save or create jobs. I actually thought long and hard about this.
Save or create, that is the question. Let us define these two
words.
- Save- to rescue or deliver from danger or harm; to
spend less money; to avoid unnecessary waste or expense
- Create - to produce or bring about by a course of
action or behavior; to make or bring into existence something new
A few weeks ago Barry was
present in Ohio for the swearing in of 25 police officers. Before the
stimulus package was signed these officers were told that they would be laid
off before they even joined the force. After the package was signed the
city had the necessary funds to hire them. So Barry has saved 25 jobs
thus far. Not bad for an $800 billion dollar investment. Let's not
forget that the stimulus bill (I use the term loosely) has less than 10%
that will actually stimulate anything. Unless you believe the economy can
be stimulated by $650 million in coupons for set top boxes, $150 million for
the Smithsonian and $1 billion for Amtrak who has not turned a profit in 40
years. So, Barry saved 25 jobs, but will someone from this administration tell
me how they are going to create jobs.
I believe this quote found in the AP
sums it up best.
"You created a situation where you cannot be wrong, "the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Montana Democrat Max Baucus, told Geithner last week.
"If the economy loses 2 million jobs over the next few years, you can say yes, but it would've lost 5.5 million jobs. If we create a million jobs, you can say, well, it would have lost 2.5 million jobs, "Baucus said. "You've given yourself complete leverage where you cannot be wrong, because you can take any scenario and make yourself look correct."
Well if Baucus only knew that Barry's administration intends on making themselves look correct on everything they do, no matter how wrong they might be.
RR