Let's Start A Fight (hee-hee): Here's Some Job Comparison Numbers Bush v. Clinton

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Let the kidney punching begin!!

October 12, 1996: Clinton

  • Layoffs (on a 4-week average of jobless claims) as a percentage of workforce = .25%

  • Year-over-Year change in total number of layoffs = -5.78%

October 9, 2004: G.W. Bush

  • Layoffs (on a 4-week average of jobless claims) as a percentage of workforce = .24%

  • Year-over-Year change in total number of layoffs = -9.72%

Data available at: http://www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims.asp

                      http://www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/press/2004/101404.asp 

                      http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?bls

“Lies, damn lies, and statistics” ;-)))

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Yeah, you got me on that one. The point though, is that for anyone to say that the country is in some kind of huge unemployment crisis (and I can think of a certain presidential candidate who’s making that claim), well…I want a drink of whatever Kool-Aid container that they’re sipping from :slight_smile:

At least old Huey Long’s populist rhetoric was more entertaining. This guy’s dulling me to sleep.

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You’re right. Sometimes, in my more rational moments, I feel as if I’m taking what I believe to be the lesser of two evils. I’m sure there are Kerry supporters who feel the same way.

Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Still, you can always count on Dubya for a malaprop or two. Or even three.

Bush: One word…“Strategery”

Kerry: Four words…“I have a plan”