F R I D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 0 3 , 2 0 0 4Bush Thrilled Over Less Than Expected JobNumbersby Michael in New York on 9/03/2004 02:08:00 PMWhy shouldn't George Bush be happy? The latest job figures showhim on track for the best year of his presidency.</p><p> Unfortunately forhim, his BEST year is weaker than Bill Clinton's WORST year.</p><p> The LATimes reports Kerry smartly putting it in perspective."Kerry, in a statement issued before his first campaign event todaylooked back at the overall loss of jobs across Bush's tenure, and said:'President Bush is now certain to be the first president since the GreatDepression to face re-election without creating a single job.'"Since Herbert Hoover we have had eleven presidents: FranklinDelano Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F.Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter,Ronald Reagan, George H.</p><p> W.</p><p> Bush and Bill Clinton.</p><p> These presidentshave faced wars and recessions, but not one of them has failed tocreate a single job,' Kerry said."Kerry is starting to come out swinging strong on every issue.</p><p> Abouttime.</p><p> Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Unclaimed Register withDISQUSWhy?Use Media ▼Community Page Comments feed Daily KosLincoln Joins McConnell Filibuster of Employee FreeChoice - One of the good things about theEmployee Free Choice debate thus far has beenthe way that working people have had a chance tofind out who their friend...2 minutes agoHuffPost PoliticsNevada Governor Affair Allegations: Jim GibbonsAccused By Wife Of Affair With Former PlayboyModel - RENO, Nev. — First lady Dawn Gibbonsaccuses Gov.</p><p> Jim Gibbons in divorce papers ofhaving extramarital affairs with a former Playboymagazine model and...20 minutes agoEschatonMonday Night Thread - I wonder if Peter will dosomething stupid on Heroes tonight.41 minutes agoFiredoglakeFDL Movie Night Welcomes John Holowach: High:The True Tale of American Marijuana - Last month,Attorney General Eric Holder said the federalgovernment would stop raiding marijuanadistributors in states where it is legal.</p><p> But lastweek H...45 minutes ago538.comGovernment Spending, Equality and Development -Chris Bowers has an interesting and somewhattongue-in-cheek post up at Open Left in which helooks at the amount of government spending as afraction of G...57 minutes agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show AllA M E R I C A B L O G T V Investigate Bush & CheneyJoin Sen.</p><p> Leahy's call for a truthcommission: Sign the petition now!ga3.org/campaign/btcpetitionInauguration SpeechGet Live Updated Inauguration 2009 Newswith the Free Politics ToolbarPolitics.alottoolbars.comGeorge W BushFree to Join. 1000's of pictures of BeautifulRepublican Singleswww.RepublicanPeopleMeet.com RealAge.comAds by Google Next 6AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Bush T...http://www.americablog.com/2004/09/bush-thrilled-over-less-th... 1 of 64/6/09 8:53 PM
