| Still Thinks Failed $787 Billion Stimulus “Wildly Successful”
WASHINGTON — As they rammed their $787 billion “stimulus” bill into law, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and President Barack Obama claimed it would create millions of new jobs, and the Obama Administration projected it would keep unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, the United States has lost 2.4 million jobs since Obama became President – and the country is now in its 31st consecutive month with above-8-perecent unemployment. As The Hill reports: The U.S. economy added a net total of zero jobs for the month of August, prompting new fears about a double dip recession. Meanwhile, McCaskill still refuses to say where she stands as President Obama prepares to call for yet another round of costly stimulus spending, borrowed on the backs of Missouri families and businesses. And in an article headlined “Senator McCaskill Announces Jobs Plan,” McCaskill herself admits her election-cycle posturing won’t get our economy back on track: “Will it make a huge difference?” McCaskill said. “I don’t know, probably not.” “With the economy still stuck in a ditch and failing to create jobs, Missourians are no doubt wondering why Senator McCaskill still believes it was ‘wildly successful’ for her and President Obama to borrow $787 billion from China in order to lose 2.4 million jobs,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond. |
Background Information
| McCaskill Claimed The Obama “Stimulus” Was “Wildly Successful.” (Fox News Sunday, 11/28/2010)
McCaskill: “The Stimulus Bill Was About Two Things, Cutting Taxes, One Of The Largest Tax Cuts In America’s History — 40 Percent Of The Spending In That Bill Is Going Back Into The Pockets Of The American People — And 60 Percent About Creating Jobs.” (CNN’s “Newsroom,” 3/3/09) |
