41 Straight Months Of High Unemployment After Kaine Predicted “Millions” Of New Jobs
Over three years ago, then-DNC Chairman Tim Kaine was one of the most outspoken advocates in Washington in support of a massive “stimulus” spending bill – paid for by borrowing billions of dollars from China – that Kaine flatly predicted would create or save over three million jobs. At the same time, Kaine also led the charge for a massive health care law which the Supreme Court confirmed last week represents a massive tax hike on Virginia families and small businesses.
Yet, since President Obama has taken office and the Democrats have run Washington, our country has actually lost over 400,000 jobs, and today marks the 41st straight month that the national unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent.
In fact, the June unemployment report shows the worst quarter of job creation in two years. Video of CNBC’s John Harwood: “Not Good News For The American Economy“ http://t.co/Vi89pHCt
“Between last week’s Supreme Court decision and today’s jobs report, it’s a sobering reminder that at a time when Tim Kaine and the Democrats should have been focused on jobs, they focused instead on a massive middle class tax hike and reckless government spending programs,” National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Brian Walsh said today. “Tim Kaine may well believe that their massive new health care law will go down as ‘one of this President’s great achievements,’ but Virginians are right to ask why Kaine has been busy praising Obama instead of helping them get back to work.”
FLASHBACK….
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BACKGROUND….
Kaine-Obama Economic Record….
- Since President Obama Took Office, The Nation Has Lost 473,000 Jobs And The Unemployment Rate Has Increased From 7.8 Percent To 8.2 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/6/12)
- In June, The Hispanic Unemployment Rate Remained At 11.0 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/6/12)
- The African American Unemployment Rate Increased From 13.6 Percent To 14.4 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/6/12)
- The Unemployment Rate Has Remained Above Eight Percent For A Record 41 Straight Months. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/6/12)
- The Real Unemployment Rate, Including Those That Are Working Part-Time Due To Economic Reasons, Increased To 14.9 Percent. (Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Accessed 7/6/12)
VERSUS….
Chairman Kaine’s Rhetoric….
- Kaine: “That’s What Democrats Do. We Grow The Economy, We Add Jobs, We Protect People’s Pensions And Their Savings.” (Tim Kaine, DNC Convention Event, February 2011)
- Kaine Said “We’ve Gone From A Shrinking Economy Under The Other Guys’ Leadership To A Growing Economy Under Democrat Leadership.” (Tim Kaine, DNC Convention Event, February 2011)
- Kaine Said Jobs Numbers In November 2011 Were Showing “That Our Economy Is Slowly Moving In The Right Direction.” “Kaine Statement On November, 2011 Jobs Report: ‘Though we have a long way to go, today’s jobs numbers show that our economy is slowly moving in the right direction.’” (Kaine For Virginia, “Statement Of Tim Kaine On The November Jobs Report,” Press Release, 12/2/11)
- Kaine: “This [Stimulus] Bill Is What’s Needed To Put Americans Back To Work.” (MSNBC’s “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,” 2/6/09)
- Kaine Said The Stimulus Would Create Or Save Over 3 Million Jobs. Kaine:“… This is exactly what we ought to do. We’ll create or save more than 3 million jobs — 90 percent of them in the private sector.” (Fox News, “Fox And Friends,” 2/10/09)
- 2010: Kaine Claimed That “As A Result” Of The President’s Actions, “Our Economy Has Grown Throughout 2010, And More Than 1.2 Million Hard-Hit Americans Have Returned To Work This Year.” “With those actions, the president eased the crisis caused by a near-decade of reckless Republican economic policies. As a result, our economy has grown throughout 2010, and more than 1.2 million hard-hit Americans have returned to work this year.” (Tim Kaine, Op-Ed, “The President’s Progress,” Politico, 12/31/10)
