By John W. Lillpop
President Obama seems to have a problem with simple arithmetic. Or does he?
His stimulus package, the first trillion-dollar pig roast in U.S. history, was supposed to produce 3.5 to 4 million jobs. This pork fest was so “right for America” that Congress was enjoined to pass the damn thing without reading or understanding the details.
No time to dither with details, warned America’s war time Ditherer-in-chief, as he painted a verbal picture of America’s economy falling into insolvency without that trillion-dollar nudge from Uncle Sam.
Approve this now, or America will be forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy advised the president, who chided conservatives for using scare tactics.
In the months since the stimulus was enacted, more and more Americans have lost their jobs. Whereas Obama’s plan was supposed to cut-off unemployment at 8 percent, that grim statistic has risen to 10.2 percent, and as high as seventeen percent when the data are not Obamasized for political purposes.
In addition, because of liberal malfeasance, the federal deficit has mushroomed out of control causing many economists to warn that the Obama stimulus may, in and of itself, be costing America jobs.
So rather than creating or saving jobs, Obama’s plan has apparently produced the exact opposite result.
Stung by the bitter truth, the Obama administration has tried to gloss over the facts, initially by accusing those who challenged the effectiveness of the bill of engaging in “calculator abuse.”
As it turns out, the only calculator abuse worth fretting over originated in the White House: It has been determined that the “jobs created” numbers issued by the White House have been deliberately bloated and exaggerated, including claims for creation of jobs in non-existent counties.
None of this should come as a huge surprise when one considers Obama’s machinations with health care reform data. Remember, Obama has promised to add 46 million uninsured to the rolls of the insured, while reducing health care costs!
Clearly, neither the president nor his leftist cohorts in Congress intend to be open and honest about health care reform and the related costs, or about unemployment.
Which begs the obvious question: Obama by the Numbers-- Calculator Abuse or Outright Fraud?
