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Jobs Inheritance Mantra
By: Larry Walker, Jr.
Every time I turn on the news I hear the same sob story, whether it’s Obama, Geithner, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, a left-wing congressperson, or some low level administration official, they all repeat the same Democrat mantra (give or take a few thousand Americans), “We inherited an economy that was losing 700,000 jobs a month.” “We inherited an economy that was losing 750,000 jobs a month.” “We inherited an economy that was losing 800,000 jobs a month.” "Aum – Bush bad, Obama good". I’m so sick of it that I decided to pull the Bureau of Labor Statistics historical archive to see for myself. Where did they come up with these numbers? Why does it keep growing? Does anyone ever refute the bull..., excuse me, lies? And better still, who cares?
Based on the facts, unemployment didn’t really fall off a cliff until Obama won the election, in November of 2008. That’s when everything went to hell in a hand basket. And where are we today? Other than a few gains in March, April and May of 2010, in large part due to the hiring of around 500,000 temporary census workers, there’s not much to be proud of. The unemployment rate stood at 9.5%, last month, essentially the same as it was in May of 2009. So much for the "Recovery Summer".
The truth is that in September of 2008 the economy lost (-159,000) jobs which was 89% worse than the previous month's loss of (-84,000). Then in October of 2008 we lost (-240,000) jobs which was 51% worse than September. Then once Obama was elected, in November 2008, we lost (-533,000) jobs, an increase of 122% over October, and then we lost another (-524,000) in December. Was it just a coincidence that the economy fell off a cliff as soon as Obama won the election? I think not.
The greatest declines in employment occurred as soon as Obama won the election.
August 2008 -84,000
September 2008 -159,000
October 2008 -240,000
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November 2008 -533,000
December 2008 -524,000
January 2009 -598,000
February 2009 -651,000
March 2009 -663,000
April 2009 -539,000
May 2009 -345,000
June 2009 -467,000
I'm sorry, but I don’t see where Obama inherited an economy that was losing 700,000 to 800,000 jobs per month. Sorry, but the facts don't support the mantra. The sad truth is that once Obama won the election it was his questionable - identity, qualifications, philosophy, intentions and relations that did the greatest harm to the economy.
I don’t remember President G. W. Bush, or President R. W. Reagan ever complaining about what they inherited from the previous administration, they just did their jobs, gave us some relief through tax cuts, and then things turned around. Somebody needs to stop whining, chanting, and making up numbers - and just do their jobs. Cut taxes, cut spending, then sit down and shut up. If you can’t handle that, then resign.
In reviewing the archived Employment Situation Reports available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics this is what I found. What follows are the headlines (revisions excluded unless included therein):
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JANUARY 2008 - Both nonfarm payroll employment, at 138.1 million, and the unemployment rate, at 4.9 percent, were essentially unchanged in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The small January movement in nonfarm payroll employment (-17,000) reflected declines in construction and manufacturing and job growth in health care. Average hourly earnings rose by 4 cents, or 0.2 percent, over the month.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2008 - Nonfarm payroll employment edged down in February (-63,000), and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment fell in manufacturing, construction, and retail trade. Job growth continued in health care and in food services. Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 2008 - The unemployment rate rose from 4.8 to 5.1 percent in March, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-80,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the past 3 months, payroll employment has declined by 232,000. In March, employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and employment services, while health care, food services, and mining added jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: APRIL 2008 - Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed in April (-20,000), following job losses that totaled 240,000 in the first 3 months of the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unemployment rate, at 5.0 percent, also was little changed in April. Employment continued to decline in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade, while jobs were added in health care and in professional and technical services.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2008 - The unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-49,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In May, employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and temporary help services, while health care continued to add jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2008 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in June (-62,000), while the unemployment rate held at 5.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and employment services, while health care and mining added jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JULY 2008 - The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in July (-51,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries, while health care and mining continued to add jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: AUGUST 2008 - The unemployment rate rose from 5.7 to 6.1 percent in August, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down (-84,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. In August, employment fell in manufacturing and employment services, while mining and health care continued to add jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 7 cents, or 0.4 percent, over the month.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2008 - Nonfarm payroll employment declined by (-159,000) in September, and the unemployment rate held at 6.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade, while mining and health care continued to add jobs.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: OCTOBER 2008 - Nonfarm payroll employment fell by (-240,000) in October, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. October's drop in payroll employment followed declines of 127,000 in August and 284,000 in September, as revised. Employment has fallen by 1.2 million in the first 10 months of 2008; over half of the decrease has occurred in the past 3 months. In October, job losses continued in manufacturing, construction, and several service-providing industries. Health care and mining continued to add jobs.
Obama wins the election.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 2008 - Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply (-533,000) in November, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. November's drop in payroll employment followed declines of 403,000 in September and 320,000 in October, as revised. Job losses were large and widespread across the major industry sectors in November.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: DECEMBER 2008 - Nonfarm payroll employment declined sharply in December, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.8 to 7.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment fell by (-524,000) over the month and by 1.9 million over the last 4 months of 2008. In December, job losses were large and widespread across most major industry sectors.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JANUARY 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply in January (-598,000) and the unemployment rate rose from 7.2 to 7.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by 3.6 million since the start of the recession in December 2007; about one-half of this decline occurred in the past 3 months. In January, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors.
Obama passes Stimulus Bill.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: FEBRUARY 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to fall sharply in February (-651,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Payroll employment has declined by 2.6 million in the past 4 months. In February, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MARCH 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline sharply in March (-663,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.1 to 8.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.1 million jobs have been lost, with almost two-thirds (3.3 million) of the decrease occurring in the last 5 months. In March, job losses were large and widespread across the major industry sectors.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: APRIL 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in April (-539,000), and the unemployment rate rose from 8.5 to 8.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.7 million jobs have been lost. In April, job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major private-sector industries. Overall, private-sector employment fell by 611,000.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: MAY 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment fell by (-345,000) in May, about half the average monthly decline for the prior 6 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The unemployment rate continued to rise, increasing from 8.9 to 9.4 percent. Steep job losses continued in manufacturing, while declines moderated in construction and several service-providing industries.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in June (-467,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses were widespread across the major industry sectors, with large declines occurring in manufacturing, professional and business services, and construction.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JULY 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in July (-247,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The average monthly job loss for May through July (-331,000) was about half the average decline for November through April (-645,000). In July, job losses continued in many of the major industry sectors.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- AUGUST 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in August (-216,000), and the unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Although job losses continued in many of the major industry sectors in August, the declines have moderated in recent months.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- SEPTEMBER 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in September (-263,000), and the unemployment rate (9.8 percent) continued to trend up, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses were in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and government.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2009 - The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- OCTOBER 2009 - The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2 percent in October, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (-190,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- NOVEMBER 2009 - The unemployment rate edged down to 10.0 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-11,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the prior 3 months, payroll job losses had averaged 135,000 a month. In November, employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and information, while temporary help services and health care added jobs.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- DECEMBER 2009 - Nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-85,000) in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 10.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and wholesale trade, while temporary help services and health care added jobs.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JANUARY 2010 - The unemployment rate fell from 10.0 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction and in transportation and warehousing, while temporary help services and retail trade added jobs.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- FEBRUARY 2010 - Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-36,000) in February, and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction and information, while temporary help services added jobs. Severe winter weather in parts of the country may have affected payroll employment and hours; however, it is not possible to quantify precisely the net impact of the winter storms on these measures. For more information on the effects of the severe weather on employment estimates, see the box note at the end of the release.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MARCH 2010 - Nonfarm payroll employment increased by +162,000 in March, and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Temporary help services and health care continued to add jobs over the month. Employment in federal government also rose, reflecting the hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010 [+51,300 per Table B-1, Federal hires]. Employment continued to decline in financial activities and in information.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- APRIL 2010 - Nonfarm payroll employment rose by +290,000 in April, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent, and the labor force increased sharply, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, professional and business services, health care, and leisure and hospitality. Federal government employment also rose, reflecting continued hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010 [+69,100 per Table B-1, Federal hires].
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MAY 2010 - Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by +431,000 in May, reflecting the [hiring of 411,000 temporary employees to work on Census 2010], the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Private-sector employment changed little (+41,000). Manufacturing, temporary help ser-vices, and mining added jobs, while construction employment declined. The unemployment rate edged down to 9.7 percent.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JUNE 2010 - Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by (-125,000) in June, and the unemployment rate edged down to 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The decline in payroll employment reflected a decrease (-225,000) in the number of temporary employees working on Census 2010. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 83,000.
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JULY 2010 - Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by (-131,000) in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Federal government employment fell, as 143,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 71,000.
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The Life and Liberty Report
August 25 2010
By Tom Hoefling
"Eloquence has been defined to be the art of persuasion. If it included persuasion by convincing, Mr. Madison was the most eloquent man I ever heard." --Patrick Henry, on James Madison, 1790
In the New Testament book of Acts, we read about how the disciples of Jesus Christ, men of very modest means and origins, began to fulfill the great commission that He had laid upon them before He ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father. These men, without fear, without favor, preached the Truth with power throughout the known world of their day. They did so by the inspiration and power of the Holy Spirit, but they employed every human gift of reason and persuasive communication at their disposal as they testified as to what they had seen and heard with their own eyes and ears. They shared the Good News and took every opportunity to convince and persuade all who would listen, wherever God made the opportunity for them to do so.
They did so ultimately to their own martyrdom, but they, by the grace of God, first transformed the world of their day, leaving a deep imprint of true liberty in Christ that has marked every succeeding generation of mankind since.
The weighty nature of their life’s work was still showing its mighty effects many centuries later when the devoutly Christian founders of the American republic, virtually all of whom were exceedingly well-versed in scriptural truth, laid claim to that sure knowledge as the political cornerstone premise of the great enterprise of building and securing what became the greatest nation on earth.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
They too risked all for the truth they held so dear. Some lost their lives in the winning of a free and independent America. Some lost their families. Almost all of them ultimately exchanged earthly riches for economic poverty. But, together, they were willing to pay the price of liberty.
“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.”
That total united dedication was the sole impetus that allowed those men to persevere through years of intense physical and spiritual trial as they fought to win this country’s freedom from the strong shackles of the British crown’s tyranny. They ultimately prevailed, leaving a blessing to every succeeding generation of Americans, including our own. Through them, all of mankind, all of the nations, have been blessed to one degree or another.
But, having won independence, they soon realized that freedom alone was not enough. They had to take action to secure that liberty. James Madison, who had been quite young during the war years, along with many others, realized how fragile and insufficient the Articles of Confederation were, and began to push hard for a new Constitution. His life was spent strenuously advocating for the new system of government that great document created, to the extent that late in his life he endured the prospect of personal poverty for himself and those he was soon to leave behind.
Madison earned the title of “the Father of the Constitution,” and, though he originally for very good reasons opposed it, also eventually became known as “the Father of the Bill of Rights.” When he became convinced that those protections for the unalienable rights of the people were needed, he "hounded his colleagues relentlessly" to accept the proposed amendments.
His constant nemesis during many of those formative years of our constitutional republic was his fellow Virginian, the great orator and patriot Patrick Henry. That bit of history is one of the things that makes the Henry quote that heads up this article so remarkable.
Many generations have now passed since Madison and Henry. Over the centuries many have devoted their lives to the same cause, some to the death. Others, especially in our time, have completely departed from the self-evident truths that were recognized by this country’s founders. And our nation is being destroyed because of it.
Do you understand clearly that our rights come from our Creator, not from any man, and that those rights are therefore unalienable?
Do you see that the purpose of government, all government, is to protect and secure the God-given rights of every individual person to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Will you shortsightedly pursue your own interests while thousands of defenseless little children continue to be slaughtered every day in the abortuaries in this country?
Will you continue to support the compromisers that are making this genocide, which has already claimed more than fifty million innocent lives, possible?
Will you stand by while the Constitution of the United States, which imperatively demands that “no person” shall be deprived of life without a fair trial on a capital offense, is completely ignored by this generation of political and legal elites?
Will you shut off the idiot box that is filling your head with nonsense long enough to do your citizen duty to God and your country?
What are you risking on behalf of the Truth?
What price are you willing to pay to secure the Blessings of Liberty to our Posterity?
Because, without your real commitment and active sacrifice, America is going to die. Everything it stands for will be ground into the dust by the jackboot of tyranny. This is a certainty. Liberty cannot exist if its moral foundations have been jackhammered away from under it.
If you do nothing, instead of blessing our memory, as we do to those who came before us, our posterity will curse us.
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A.L.L. PRAISES DISTRICT COURT FOR PROTECTING PREBORN PERSONS IN HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL CASE
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"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever." — Thomas Jefferson
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24 August 2010
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Washington, DC – American Life League president Judie Brown issued the following statement in response to news that, in its ruling on the Sherley v. Sebelius case, the District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction against the Obama administration’s approval of human embryonic stem cell research while also upholding the flawed Dickey-Wicker Amendment.
“Judge Royce Lamberth’s decision has confirmed the fundamental American principle of seeking equal protection under the law for all – no matter how young, vulnerable or marginalized.
“Despite the Obama administration’s rabid and unscientific fixation on destroying human persons for ‘research,’ it is simply common sense that a government committed to protecting human rights for all human beings should not sanction ripping apart some human beings to use their parts for the supposed benefit of other human beings.
“We must never forget, while caught in the weeds of politics and intellectual debate, that human embryonic stem cell research is the deliberate and utilitarian dismemberment and dissection of individual human beings. It is the ultimate mark of a barbaric society, and it has no place beside the noble ideals to which our country is dedicated.”
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro-life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.659.4942.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
CNN: White House reviewing ruling against embryonic stem cell research (24 August 2010)
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/24/obama.stem.cell/#fbid=H86_0HMaxgw&wom=false
LifeSiteNews: U.S. Court Halts Obama Admin Stem-Cell Research Guidelines (23 August 2010)
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/aug/10082306.html
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