What is the chance that the US economy will grow at four per cent per year in 2012 and 2013, while inflation remains under two percent. As much as the chance that a snow ball would survive in hell!

It’s time for Democrats to acknowledge that if growing government translated into growing the economy then we would be in the midst of a tremendous economic boom. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re not and won’t be next year either. But obama is pretending our economy will grow at four percent next year and at 4.5 percent in 2013 and he will look you in the eye and tell you these lies!

"President Obama blames high unemployment rate on 'huge layoffs of government workers' at federal, state and local levels."

Government sector employment has been steady to increasing over the years, while the recession has killed of a massive number of private sector jobs.  Here, for instance, are the government sector numbers since 2007.


Steady. And actually, a modest increase over the past four years. Meanwhile, the private sector has lost about 8 million jobs over the same time span. Gallup even found that government sector job growth is outpacing private sector job growth right now. That's not because government is better, it's just bigger, thanks in no small part to Obama's own policies.

Obama shows where his heart is: Government largesse, not private enterprise. He consistently attacks the latter while growing and promoting the former.