Bush launches "economic offensive" to "get the credit he deserves"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Bush to Tout Economic Agenda
Friday, January 06, 2006

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180842,00.html

WASHINGTON — President Bush and his Cabinet began an economic offensive Friday, touting lower jobless numbers and other indicators in the face of criticism over his domestic policies.

Bush was scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. EST before the Chicago Board of Trade. Vice President Dick Cheney, meanwhile, planned to tour a Harley-Davidson motorcycle plant in Kansas City, Mo., and more than a dozen other officials were set to give speeches around the country in pushing efforts to better prepare Americans for the changing marketplace.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush will call on Democrats to make his controversial tax cuts permanent instead of letting some expire, and encourage Congress to reign in spending. The president also is expected to advocate the expansion of global free trade, more education and job training. "We need real discipline in Washington with the taxpayers' money," McClellan said.

Although new labor numbers released Friday didn't meet forecasts, administration officials are saying that the president isn't getting the credit he deserves on the economy. The Labor Department on Friday reported a gain of 108,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent. But that job growth slowed to about half of what it was in November due to a big hiring spurt when about 305,000 jobs were created. "These are strong numbers," said White House spokesman Trent Duffy. He said the November and December figures signaled the economy was adding more than 200,000 jobs a month. "It's very healthy job creation."

[marmar]

1. It's a great economy for...

The small % who control 95 percent of the wealth. It sucks for the rest of us.

[samdogmom]

2. Geez, in my small town use of the Food Pantry is way up and growing!

Who does he think he's kidding? Why would anybody believe this nonsense when their own life experience is very different? Keep it up, maybe once and for all he'll get the credit for ruining our economy that he actually deserves!

[txaslftist]

4. But if you own Food Pantry stocks, it's a boom!

[FloridaPat]

3. Ever since this creep became pres, most of the pictures are of him

with his mouth open. I have often wondered why. Especially since the only thing that comes out of that mouth is lies.

[txaslftist]

The Economy has been dead flat for five years.

What's to take credit for?

[C_U_L8R]

5. If Bush truly got the credit he deserves...

he'd be swinging upsidedown by
his toenails in Abu Graib prison
with electrodes attached to his .. you know

agent mike... this is allegory... okay ???

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Absolutely correct!!

[Mr_Spock]

7. Damn, how could he possibly be any more offensive...

:(

[Contrary1]

8. Huh?

"White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush will call on Democrats to
make his controversial tax cuts permanent instead of letting some expire..."

I thought the Repugs were in control of the House and Senate. So now if the
cuts are not permanent, it will be the Democrats' fault.

Okay, sure.

[stevietheman]

9. I'll give him credit...

for running the economy and the republic itself into the ground.

Oh, I will relish the time when historians begin chewing Bush up.