This comment from John Sweeney of the AFL-CIO hasn’t gotten as much attention yet as I think it deserves:
He promised to create five million new jobs, and so far he’s six million short.
Just remember: President Bush, who doesn’t think American can win the war on terror, has dismally failed to keep his promises on the economy. (And let’s not hear any alibis about how the President doesn’t really control the rate at which jobs are created. Of course that’s true, but it was just as true when Mr. Bush [WDTACWTWOT] made the promises he has failed to keep.)
The President’s evident satisfaction with the mediocre performance of the economy on his watch must be the product of the soft bigotry of low expectations.
A Day Late, Six Million Jobs Short
Mark A. R. Kleiman thinks this comment from John Sweeney of the AFL-CIO hasn’t gotten enough attention: He promised to create five million new jobs, and so far he’s six million short. Couldn’t agree more….
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