Comments on: Who are the “jobs” presidents?

By: fsm_47

fsm_47 — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:39:04 +0000

1. The Real Obama unemployment number is more like 15%
2. Clinton benefited from a Republican Congress and a run-up to the tech boom-crash; the crash which actually recovered under Bush as opposed to the current boom/crash inspired by Dimocrats pushing subprime loans.

By: Ted Berthelote

Ted Berthelote — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 00:30:41 +0000

George Mason University is hardly a conservative mouthpiece. If anything, one could call Gorge Mason libertarian in its philosophy, and Michael Hays would be hard pressed to cite evidence that the University has any affinity with any political party.

By: Paul Gessing

Paul Gessing — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:39:14 +0000

Okay, but Clinton also signed welfare reform (yes, thanks to Newt and the Republicans), got NAFTA passed, and did not attempt to spend or regulate as much as Obama (to name just one).

By: Paul Gessing

Paul Gessing — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:35:14 +0000

So, you have some better numbers? Obama’s party controlled Congress for half of his term. What did those policies do to spur job creation?

By: Dixie L. Burch

Dixie L. Burch — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:16:39 +0000

Give me a break. Anyone who had been president [even
Jimmy Carter] would have ended up looking good with
the Silicone Valley explosion! Thank Bill Gates & Steve
Jobs!

By: Burke Nelson, PhD

Burke Nelson, PhD — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:23:39 +0000

Remember the “Everyone should have a house” push the Dems got through? Remember how that caused the collapse of the housing market as the sub-prime mortgages came due? During most of George W Bush’s Presidency, the unemployment rate was very low- it was only in that last year that Fanny and Freddie destroyed the economy. “Feel good” legislation, passed with a warm heart and a numb mind, left us where we are today.

By: Michael L Hays

Michael L Hays — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 05:51:57 +0000

George Mason University is a conservative mouthpiece. The number for Obama is simply false.

Because, as you say, presidents do not operate in a vacuum, you should show a chart of filibusters of jobs bills in these administrations. In that context–a consideration unknown in some circles–the fact that Obama’s unemployment rate is only half a percentage point above Bush’s is remarkable. Given the growth in population of working age people in the sluggish economy, Obama deserves credit that the number is not worse.