Obama admits shovel ready--not as shovel ready as we expected--Ya think--lol

[oreo]

Over 2-1/2 years ago Obama signed off on 787 BILLION dollars. Billions of which were to go to shovel ready road and bridge projects--in an effort to immediately get the economy moving.

Obama was asked this today? Didn't you understand about the permit process that goes along with road and bridge work? Obama with a chuckle-answered--well those shovel ready projects weren't as shovel ready as we thought.

It appears that our Harvard graduate--community organizer--most intellectual President didn’t know that it takes years of engineering and design in order to obtain permits before the 1st shovel goes into the ground.

He doesn't appear to understand that what took thousands of men with shovels back in the 1930’s can now be done with a couple of heavy equipment operators. Most construction trades today are licensed to do specific work. IOW you can’t take a guy off the street tell him to jump into a backhoe and dig.

Furthermore--all this of this road and bridge work is centered around getting men back to work. Back in the 1930’s women rarely worked. Today they are ½ of the work force--who typically don’t do road and bridge work.

In essence--we have a President that tried to build a bridge into the 1930's with his economic revival policies--and it has failed. 1st time unemployment claims jumped again last week.

 

[oreo]

I can't believe liberals aren't commenting here. What's up--do you finally agree?

 

[Sallow]

Naw. Your OP is full of shit.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Naw. Your OP is full of shit.

Be specific, explain how.

 

[sparky]

it's not the 30's ?

who knew?

~S~

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Naw. Your OP is full of shit.

Be specific, explain how.

Don't hold your breath waiting on an answer

 

[Wry Catcher]

Over 2-1/2 years ago Obama signed off on 787 BILLION dollars. Billions of which were to go to shovel ready road and bridge projects--in an effort to immediately get the economy moving.

Obama was asked this today? Didn't you understand about the permit process that goes along with road and bridge work? Obama with a chuckle-answered--well those shovel ready projects weren't as shovel ready as we thought.

It appears that our Harvard graduate--community organizer--most intellectual President didn’t know that it takes years of engineering and design in order to obtain permits before the 1st shovel goes into the ground.

He doesn't appear to understand that what took thousands of men with shovels back in the 1930’s can now be done with a couple of heavy equipment operators. Most construction trades today are licensed to do specific work. IOW you can’t take a guy off the street tell him to jump into a backhoe and dig.

Furthermore--all this of this road and bridge work is centered around getting men back to work. Back in the 1930’s women rarely worked. Today they are ½ of the work force--who typically don’t do road and bridge work.

In essence--we have a President that tried to build a bridge into the 1930's with his economic revival policies--and it has failed. 1st time unemployment claims jumped again last week.

Let's review the facts:

The Recovery Act

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Over 2-1/2 years ago Obama signed off on 787 BILLION dollars. Billions of which were to go to shovel ready road and bridge projects--in an effort to immediately get the economy moving.

Obama was asked this today? Didn't you understand about the permit process that goes along with road and bridge work? Obama with a chuckle-answered--well those shovel ready projects weren't as shovel ready as we thought.

It appears that our Harvard graduate--community organizer--most intellectual President didn’t know that it takes years of engineering and design in order to obtain permits before the 1st shovel goes into the ground.

He doesn't appear to understand that what took thousands of men with shovels back in the 1930’s can now be done with a couple of heavy equipment operators. Most construction trades today are licensed to do specific work. IOW you can’t take a guy off the street tell him to jump into a backhoe and dig.

Furthermore--all this of this road and bridge work is centered around getting men back to work. Back in the 1930’s women rarely worked. Today they are ½ of the work force--who typically don’t do road and bridge work.

In essence--we have a President that tried to build a bridge into the 1930's with his economic revival policies--and it has failed. 1st time unemployment claims jumped again last week.

Let's review the facts:

The Recovery Act

HELLO???? Anyone home???
This is the governments own figures. You have any idea on the history of just how inaccurate the government has been when relying on their own data?

really...

 

[editec]

Over 2-1/2 years ago Obama signed off on 787 BILLION dollars. Billions of which were to go to shovel ready road and bridge projects--in an effort to immediately get the economy moving.

Obama was asked this today? Didn't you understand about the permit process that goes along with road and bridge work? Obama with a chuckle-answered--well those shovel ready projects weren't as shovel ready as we thought.

It appears that our Harvard graduate--community organizer--most intellectual President didn’t know that it takes years of engineering and design in order to obtain permits before the 1st shovel goes into the ground.

He doesn't appear to understand that what took thousands of men with shovels back in the 1930’s can now be done with a couple of heavy equipment operators. Most construction trades today are licensed to do specific work. IOW you can’t take a guy off the street tell him to jump into a backhoe and dig.

Furthermore--all this of this road and bridge work is centered around getting men back to work. Back in the 1930’s women rarely worked. Today they are ½ of the work force--who typically don’t do road and bridge work.

In essence--we have a President that tried to build a bridge into the 1930's with his economic revival policies--and it has failed. 1st time unemployment claims jumped again last week.

36% of the "stimulus" come in the form of TAX BREAKS.

.36 X 787 = $283,000,000,000 was money that was not created, merely money that the taxpayers and businesses did not have to pony up to the FED.

The vast majority of the rest of Stimulus when to shore up Federal spending, and State government spending and damned LITTLE of it went to CREATING NEW JOBS.

So it ought NOT to be expecially surprising that the Stimulus didn't create new jobs, as very little of that money was ever earmarked to creating new jobs.

 

[Tank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O55aRrvXtio]YouTube - ‪Obama: Shovel-Ready Not as Shovel-Ready as We Expected‬‏[/ame]

 

[oreo]

YouTube - ‪Obama: Shovel-Ready Not as Shovel-Ready as We Expected‬‏

1 billion dollars--($100.00 bills stacked on palets)



1 trillion dollars ($100.00 bills stacked on palets) Note how small the man is now in the lower left hand corner of the chart.

Basically Obama borrowed and spent over 1 trillion dollars in economic stimulus. It hasn't created any jobs--in fact--unemployment jumped again last week to 9.1%. What was promised was millions of jobs--that turned into saving government workers jobs--to then Nancy Pelosi referring to unemployment checks as stimulus money.

 

[oreo]

Naw. Your OP is full of shit.

Oh that hurt-- Sometimes facts get in the way of that Obamalong castle in the sky-

 

[Oddball]

 

[Oddball]

 

[oreo]

Your picture couldn't have said it better. This is what Obama meant by shovel ready.

 

[sparky]

I seriously doubt the man is in the least way shovel qualified.....

 

[editec]

Over 2-1/2 years ago Obama signed off on 787 BILLION dollars. Billions of which were to go to shovel ready road and bridge projects--in an effort to immediately get the economy moving.

Obama was asked this today? Didn't you understand about the permit process that goes along with road and bridge work? Obama with a chuckle-answered--well those shovel ready projects weren't as shovel ready as we thought.

It appears that our Harvard graduate--community organizer--most intellectual President didn’t know that it takes years of engineering and design in order to obtain permits before the 1st shovel goes into the ground.

He doesn't appear to understand that what took thousands of men with shovels back in the 1930’s can now be done with a couple of heavy equipment operators. Most construction trades today are licensed to do specific work. IOW you can’t take a guy off the street tell him to jump into a backhoe and dig.

Furthermore--all this of this road and bridge work is centered around getting men back to work. Back in the 1930’s women rarely worked. Today they are ½ of the work force--who typically don’t do road and bridge work.

In essence--we have a President that tried to build a bridge into the 1930's with his economic revival policies--and it has failed. 1st time unemployment claims jumped again last week.

A valid, abiet incomplete, complaint about the Stimulus package.

 

[Wiseacre]

It was poorly designed, planned, and managed from the getgo. It's primary function was not to create jobs, instead it was political payback mosrtly to unions who supported them. Obama and the rest of the Dems lied about it from day one.

 

[oreo]

over 2-1/2 years ago obama signed off on 787 billion dollars. Billions of which were to go to shovel ready road and bridge projects--in an effort to immediately get the economy moving.

obama was asked this today? didn't you understand about the permit process that goes along with road and bridge work? Obama with a chuckle-answered--well those shovel ready projects weren't as shovel ready as we thought.

It appears that our harvard graduate--community organizer--most intellectual president didn’t know that it takes years of engineering and design in order to obtain permits before the 1st shovel goes into the ground.

He doesn't appear to understand that what took thousands of men with shovels back in the 1930’s can now be done with a couple of heavy equipment operators. Most construction trades today are licensed to do specific work. Iow you can’t take a guy off the street tell him to jump into a backhoe and dig.

Furthermore--all this of this road and bridge work is centered around getting men back to work. Back in the 1930’s women rarely worked. Today they are ½ of the work force--who typically don’t do road and bridge work.

In essence--we have a president that tried to build a bridge into the 1930's with his economic revival policies--and it has failed. 1st time unemployment claims jumped again last week.

a valid, abiet incomplete, complaint about the stimulus package.

 

[Wolfmoon]

Jun 13, 2011

Remember "shovel-ready projects."

"Those were construction projects in the 2009 stimulus bill that were supposed to get moving right away -- but jobs council members told Obama today that some got held up because of elaborate government regulations and permitting procedures.
"Shovel-ready was not as shovel-ready as we expected," Obama said."



SOURCE:

Obama jokes about 'shovel-ready projects'

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/06/obama-jokes-about-shovel-ready-projects/1

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