Obama’s Failing Record: The Numbers Do Not Lie

[Stephanie]

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by Joel B. Pollak

Following President Barack Obama’s self-congratulatory State of the Union address, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, produced a simple chart that tells the real story of the Obama administration:

America Before President Obama Took Office and Now









Before


Now


Change




Number of Unemployed1


12.0 Million


13.1 Million


+9%




Long-Term Unemployed2


2.7 Million


5.6 Million


+107%




Unemployment Rate3


7.8%


8.5%


+9%




“High Unemployment” States4


22


43


+95%




Misery Index5


7.83


11.46


+46%




Price of Gas6


$1.85


$3.39


+83%




“Typical” Monthly Family Food Cost7


$974


$1,013


+4%




Median Value of Single-Family Home8


$196,600


$169,100


-14%




Rate of Mortgage Delinquencies9


6.62%


10.23%


+55%




U.S. National Debt10


$10.6 Trillion


$15.2 Trillion


+43%




For more, and for references, visit the House Ways and Means Committee website here.

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» Obama’s Failing Record: The Numbers Do Not Lie - Big Government

 

[Truthseeker420]

Yes Bush left Obama with a mess. And it took a long time to climb out of the greast depression. I suspect things will go slow as long as we have the do nothing House of Rep.

 

[Sallow]

Obama's first year was pretty rough. George W. Bush left him with 2 ( Count em ) full on wars that involved nation building, a brand new department of homeland security, a new medicare entitlement, a collapsing financial sector, a collapsing auto sector and as a provision to pay for all his stuff..he CUT TAXES. ( First time in history, by the way..that this country went to war..and taxes were cut ).

And..Bush LIED about how deep the deficit really was..

Good job boys!

 

[Truthmatters]

Why any American would still back the republican party is beyond reason

 

[rightwinger]

It is really amazing how badly the republicans screwed up the economy but left a legacy of unfunded wars, unfunded programs and a massive tax cut that made it impossible to balance the budget

To top it off, Republicans blocked every measure that attempted to fix the mess they created

 

[Seawytch]

And the GOP candidates want to put in place MORE Bush-like policies...only on steroids.

 

[Oldstyle]

It is really amazing how badly the republicans screwed up the economy but left a legacy of unfunded wars, unfunded programs and a massive tax cut that made it impossible to balance the budget

To top it off, Republicans blocked every measure that attempted to fix the mess they created

Funny how they managed to block stuff when the Democrats locked them out in the hall with their Super Majorities, Winger.

The fact of the matter is...Barack Obama came into office saying that he had plans to fix the economy and he was going to hit the ground running! Then he put the economy on a back burner and used the crisis to go after universal health care instead. All those people on long term unemployment? They can thank Barack for that. His priorities didn't start with them or creating jobs.

 

[Oddball]

Yes Bush left Obama with a mess. And it took a long time to climb out of the greast depression. I suspect things will go slow as long as we have the do nothing House of Rep.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!

 

[Fang]

I didn't think this was possible, but Obama is worse than Jimmy Carter. The Democrats (Nancy Pelosi/Harry Reid) have owned Congress since 2006 and had a huge hand in this mess. Obama and his socialist policies of "spread the wealth" have made it worse.

Facts are facts, OBAMA IS A HUGE FAILURE. Of course Liberals don't do well with facts so expect the usual excuses.

 

[Fang]

It is really amazing how badly the republicans screwed up the economy but left a legacy of unfunded wars, unfunded programs and a massive tax cut that made it impossible to balance the budget

To top it off, Republicans blocked every measure that attempted to fix the mess they created

“I will be held accountable,” Obama said. “I’ve got four years and … A year form now, I think people are going to see that we’re starting to make some progress, but there’s still going to be some pain out there … If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”

- Barack Obama Feb 2009

Looks like he's a one termer to me!

 

[rightwinger]

One thing this country has been taught is that much like the Great Depression, when Republicans fuck things up.....they fuck them up royally

My favorite part is where they giggle and say.....We screwed things up so bad, nobody can fix it

 

[Stephanie]

Ha ha, typical responses from the Obamabots...after THREE years and that 800billion stimulus he had to have to save us.

 

[paulitician]

Say Whaaa?? Did he just congratulate himself?


Following President Barack Obama’s self-congratulatory State of the Union address, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, produced a simple chart that tells the real story of the Obama administration:

America Before President Obama Took Office and Now

 

[Meister]

Oh....it's Bush's fault and just bad luck.

 

[Stephanie]

Hi Paul, I posted this earlier also, I didn't get the graph like you did..Of course the standard reply from the left is Bush left him with SUCH a mess so these numbers are to be expected or something like that....

I'm sure they will merge these two..

 

[Meister]

merged

 

[paulitician]

Hi Paul, I posted this earlier also, I didn't get the graph like you did..Of course the standard reply from the left is Bush left him with SUCH a mess so these numbers are to be expected or something like that....

I'm sure they will merge these two..

Oh, my bad. Didn't mean to step on your thread. My apologies. Oh yeah, it's always DA BOOOOOOOOSH. I can't believe he actually congratulated himself.

 

[rdean]

This OP lies about everything all the time.

For those on the right, isn't "bearing false witness" against one of their occult books or mystical passages?

 

[rightwinger]

It is really amazing how badly the republicans screwed up the economy but left a legacy of unfunded wars, unfunded programs and a massive tax cut that made it impossible to balance the budget

To top it off, Republicans blocked every measure that attempted to fix the mess they created

Funny how they managed to block stuff when the Democrats locked them out in the hall with their Super Majorities, Winger.

The fact of the matter is...Barack Obama came into office saying that he had plans to fix the economy and he was going to hit the ground running! Then he put the economy on a back burner and used the crisis to go after universal health care instead. All those people on long term unemployment? They can thank Barack for that. His priorities didn't start with them or creating jobs.

Obamas first order of business was the economic stimulus followed by bills to save the financial sector and the auto industry. In the face of an eminent economic collapse, he prevented a depression

The super majority lasted only seven months. Republicans have since blocked numerous jobs bills and aid to the unemployed.

In spite of that, over two million jobs have been created

 

[Meister]

This OP lies about everything all the time.

For those on the right, isn't "bearing false witness" against one of their occult books or mystical passages?

as expected