No longer saved or created" credit claimed for jobs merely funded"
WASHINGTON D.C. The White House today tried to stem overwhelming public skepticism of their massive stimulus program by claiming two million jobs were funded" a retreat from earlier discredited claims that a million jobs have been saved or created."
The quarterly report released last night by the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers drew a quick rebuke by the top House Republican on the Joint Economic Committee U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady of Texas.
Like former President Bill Clinton famously stated I guess it depends on what the definition of a job is" said Brady. From exaggerated claims to fake jobs in fake congressional districts these stimulus reports have lost all credibility. The White House still doesnt understand that American families are frightened by the growing federal debt and local businesses are hesitant to hire back or add new workers while Congress pursues its extreme agenda of higher health care costs higher taxes and higher energy prices."
The only thing accurate about the figure of two million" says Brady is that it represents the number of Americans who have simply given up and no longer look for work since the stimulus began"
My advice to the White House is instead of changing the definition of a job try changing your economic policies."
