Attack of The Machines: Obama blames ATMs for high unemployment

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Fox Nation: President Obama explained to NBC News that the reason companies aren't hiring is not because of his policies, it's because the economy is so automated. ... "There are some structural issues with our economy where a lot of businesses have learned to become much more efficient with a lot fewer workers. You see it when you go to a bank and you use an ATM, you don't go to a bank teller, or you go to the airport and you're using a kiosk instead of checking in at the gate."

First of all, ATMs replaced tellers like 20 years ago, so it is complete BS to say it is a factor of today's high unemployment. Second of all, isn't this the same guy who is saying we need to invest (i.e. waste more borrowed money) on new technology in order to "Win The Future" (WTF)? Did he think about what will happen to all those gas station attendants if his electric car wet dream comes true? Let me guess, he will just have a nice laugh about how Green Jobs weren't so green after all.

Get the hook, this clown is done.

Via: Memeorandum
Via: Fox Nation

Video: Obama jokes about "shovel ready" projects

The Blaze: Shovel-ready jobs were supposed to be a staple of Obama’s Recovery Act. It was a big justification for spending the money involved in the legislation. But soon after using the phrase to sell his recovery plan, word started leaking out there there was no such thing as a shovel-ready job. Obama himselfadmitted that.

So maybe it’s not surprising that today, Obama once again backpedaled on the shovel-ready mantra. Fox Nation reports:

President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness met today in Durham, NC at Cree Inc., a company that manufactures energy-efficient LED lighting. One of the Council’s recommendations to President Obama was to streamline the federal permit process for construction and infrastructure projects. It was explained to Obama that the permitting process can delay projects for “months to years … and in many cases even cause projects to be abandoned … I’m sure that when you implemented the Recovery Act your staff briefed you on many of these challenges.” At this point, Obama smiled and interjected, “Shovel-ready was not as … uh .. shovel-ready as we expected.” The Council, led by GE’s Jeffrey Immelt, erupted in laughter.

Hee Haw! Just think, that little knee slapper only cost your children a cool $1 trillion! Considering how vulnerable Obama is on the jobs front, he should not be laughing. Heck, even Mitt Romney can score a winner with this ad on "speed bumps on the road to recovery".

Via: The Blaze
Via: The Right Scoop

Obama: Business has a responsibly to help grow the economy

The Hill: President Obama called on U.S. businesses to do more to help grow the economy, saying that while the unemployment rate is getting better and jobs are being added, the U.S. needs “to get there faster.”

“Businesses have a responsibility, too,” said Obama in his weekly address on Saturday. “If we make America the best place to do business, businesses should make their mark in America. They should set up shop here, and hire our workers, and pay decent wages, and invest in the future of this nation. That’s their obligation.” [More]

What a complete dunce.  Obama has never run a business and this statement proves it.  People do not take on risk, go into debt or put up with endless red tape because they are obligated to the economy.  People go into business for profit, plain and simple.  It is in  the pursuit of that profit that the nation benefits from new innovations, goods and service and the granddaddy of them all J.O.B.S!

If you create a hostile atmosphere for business (i.e. high corporate tax rate, outrageous union demands, and idiotic greenhouse gas regulations) don't be surprise if business goes else where and take all the jobs with them.  It isn't rocket science. 

I have often suspected that may leftist believe business should only exist to take care of the needs of man and nothing more.  That profiting off of those needs is just plain evil. Things like risk, skill, ingenuity or innovation are somehow not worthy of reward (profit).  This is why I think Obama believes he can just command business to just create jobs!

Via: Memeorandum

Via: The Hill

Richard Blumenthal: “Our lawsuits create jobs”

If Connecticut is serious about job creation, they would do well to avoid Richard Blumenthal like the plague.  This guy would not know how to create a job if you gave him a step by step manual and a YouTube video.

Remember how he struggled during the debate with this simple question from Linda McMahon.

Blumenthal’s cluelessness leads Ace of Spades to thinks Linda McMahon may have all the raw materials she needs for her next campaign ad.

Oh, Dear: Blumenthal Does Know How To Create Jobs

And he's created them -- through his lawsuits.

"Businesses welcome them."

Linda McMahon, your next commercial is waiting.

I agree!


Via: Memeorandum
Via: Ace of Spades

Scott Brown votes with Dems to move Jobs Bill forward

Scott Brown voted with Democrats today to move the Senate Jobs Bill forward. We all knew Scott Brown wasn’t a tried and true conservative. He was elected as America’s Panic Button to stop ObamaCare. That is what he promised and that is what he had better deliver on. So this vote should not come as a big surprise to anyone.

Here is what Brown said about his vote [emphasis mine]: 

Washington Post: "I came to Washington to be an independent voice, to put politics aside, and to do everything in my power to help create jobs for Massachusetts families," Brown said in a statement issued by his office. "This Senate jobs bill is not perfect. I wish the tax cuts were deeper and broader, but I will vote for it because it contains measures that will help put people back to work.

"I was disappointed with the continuation of politics-as-usual in the drafting of this bill, as it was crafted behind closed doors, without transparency and accountability. I hope for improvements in that process going forward. All of us, Republicans and Democrats, have to work together to get our economy back on track. I hope my vote today is a strong step toward restoring bipartisanship in Washington."

I highlighted those phrases because this is the illogic I find so maddening with moderates.  Brown laments about the lack of transparency and accountability, but throws away any possibility for reform when he abandons principles for the sake of bipartisanship. Memo to Brown: If you want more open and accountable government, then be a man and stand up for it! Next time vote "NO" and say if they want your vote, then everything must be out in the open.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: The Washington Post

Obama pushing health care off until February?

Politico is reporting that the White House is pushing health care off until after the State of the Union, sometime in February and will make a “very hard pivot” towards jobs instead.  This can only mean that Nancy is having trouble getting her House members to swallow the senate version of the bill.  Why else put off health care?

The public anger is growing by the day. More and more people are learning about the backroom deals and nasty provisions in Reid’s bill. Even people on the left are growing angry. It seems to me that the longer they wait to pass it, the more likely they will end up with some Democrats getting cold feet, especially since so many house members have to prepare for the dreaded 2010 elections.

If we are really lucky, maybe this delay will doom ObamaCare once and for all.

From Politico:

The White House privately anticipates health care talks to slip into February — past President Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address — and then plans to make a “very hard pivot” to a new jobs bill, according to senior administration officials.

Obama has been told that disputes over abortion and the tight schedule are highly likely to delay a final deal, a blow to the president, who had hoped to trumpet a health care victory in his big speech to the nation. But he has also been told that House Democratic leaders seem inclined, at least for now, to largely accept the compromise worked out in the Senate, virtually ensuring he will eventually get a deal.

Internally, White House aides are plunging into a 2010 plan calling for an early focus on creating jobs, especially in the energy sector, along with starting a conversation about deficit reduction measures, the administration officials said.

Both will be major themes for his first State of the Union speech, which will most likely take place on Jan. 26 or Feb. 2. White House aides are in the early stages of planning for the national address, but Obama will not only trumpet what he has described as his “B-plus” performance in 2009 but also set the stage for the 2010 congressional campaigns.

Via: Memeorandum

Via: Politico

Sotomayor’s Confirmation: One big diversion

The excessive news coverage of Judge Sonia Sotomayor is a big fat diversion from more important news. For two main reasons, the media should be focusing on other major events.

First, Sotomayor will not change the balance on the Supreme Court. She is a liberal and she will be replacing a liberal. Nothing loss, nothing gained.

Second, she has the votes! While Republicans gave her a hard once over (as well as they should), Lindsey Graham’s words ring true, baring a meltdown she is in. So unless Sotomayor flat out says she hates whitey, any scuffs she gets from Republicans will be papered over with praises from Democrats and the Democrats will use their numbers to confirm her.

Therefore, why can’t the media just give us a few highlights at the end of the day and then the final votes in the end?

Meanwhile they could focus more time on the real important stories of the day:

U.S. House unveils sweeping healthcare plan
House bill to hit millionaires with 5.4 pct surtax
Obama: Unemployment likely to keep ticking up
Budget deficit tops $1 trillion for first time