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July 06, 2012

Flashback: Obama Attacked Bush's Job Creation Record
— DrewM

In June 2004, then state Senator Barack Obama attacked George W. Bush's job creation record.

That's 8 years ago to the month compared to today's job numbers. Let's see how Bush and Obama stack up at the same point in their terms, shall we?

How many jobs did the economy created in June of 2004? 112,000 (pdf). This was actually down from previous months. It's actually impressive considering the unemployment rate was...5.6% and had been for much of that year (it's harder to get big job growth when unemployment is relatively low).

Obama actually said that today's awful job numbers are "a step in the right direction".

So to recap...112,000 jobs and 5.6% unemployment was killing the middle class but 80,000 jobs (when there's clearly a job shortage) and 8.2% unemployment is "a step in the right direction".

When Democrats hear that, they chant, "Four more years!".

Posted by: DrewM at 09:03 AM | Comments (273)
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1 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 06, 2012 09:03 AM (8y9MW)

2 How can we lose to these fuckups?

Posted by: toby928© at July 06, 2012 09:05 AM (QupBk)

3 Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow Obama 2012

Posted by: soothsayer at July 06, 2012 09:06 AM (G/zuv)

4 That should read "For more tears" vote TYRANT COMMUNIST IDEALOG

Posted by: Clemenza at July 06, 2012 09:06 AM (Jx90a)

5 @2: Working on it.

Posted by: The guy who said "Etch a Sketch" at July 06, 2012 09:06 AM (tqwMN)

6 This is not a contradiction or hypocrisy. Obama intends to blame Bush this time too.

Posted by: WalrusRex at July 06, 2012 09:07 AM (Hx5uv)

7 Here's what we do: We frame it like this: Obama inherited a recovering economy and has had us on the brink of recession for more than 3 years.

Posted by: soothsayer at July 06, 2012 09:07 AM (G/zuv)

8
I don't care.
Obama is awesome.

Posted by: 52 percenter at July 06, 2012 09:07 AM (1e9m1)

9 Invading the Soviet Union is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: A. Hitler at July 06, 2012 09:08 AM (QKKT0)

10 Drew,

Good addendum raight 'ere:

obamaisntworking.com/press/broken-record-broken-promises/

He's used the line "Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report..." 30 times before.

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at July 06, 2012 09:08 AM (famk3)

11 What's tragic, is Obullshit's message of "step in the right direction" rings optimism to almost half the people in the country.

Posted by: Pipe Holder at July 06, 2012 09:08 AM (VTeUD)

How can we lose to these fuckups?

I'm going to say it's a two pronged problem.

One: We don't promise to give away free shit from Romney's stash.

B: Stupid Party.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 06, 2012 09:09 AM (VtjlW)

13 Government purchases of GM vehicles jumped over 75% in June. Think anyone is trying to cover over another campaign liability?

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at July 06, 2012 09:09 AM (fCkqS)

14 France's new socialist government? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Cicero at July 06, 2012 09:09 AM (QKKT0)

15 We may not be able to subdue all of the Indians this time but attacking this village on the Little Big Horn is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: General George Armstrong Custer at July 06, 2012 09:10 AM (Hx5uv)

Multi-millionaire Chris Rock wishes us a happy White Independence Day, and Buh-rock thinks we're taking a step in the right direction, withe the Black Unemployment Rate at a 27 yr. high.

Because they are RAAAAACIST!

Posted by: Yes He Is A SCOAMF, Why Do You Ask? at July 06, 2012 09:10 AM (T3vUV)

17 Flashbacks? I like flashbacks. That's why I keep saying 2012 will not be like 1980. 2012 will be the reverse 1984 election. Obama is, after all, the anti-Reagan. Posted by: Soothsayer at June 09, 2011

Posted by: soothsayer at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (G/zuv)

18 Honestly, I think Ace is right: this is about the time that people really get the "feel" of the economy set in their minds prior to the election. He has maybe until the end of July to get things turned around. If he doesn't, then -baring something strange like October posting 500,000 new jobs or something- he's toast.

As someone said in an earlier thread (Drew, maybe? Whatevs, no one else reads the blog either) people already know the economy is bad- you don't need to preach that. Now it's time to focus on linking all of Barack Obama's decisions to the economy.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (8y9MW)

19 Standing in front of this IDF bulldozer is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: St. Pancake at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (QKKT0)

20 Saw my first Obama 2012 bumper sticker here in Houston. It was on a Chevy Volt.

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (mFxQX)

21 Government purchases of GM vehicles jumped over 75% in June. Think anyone is trying to cover over another campaign liability?

---

I saw an article stating that Volt sales were picking up. This explains it.

Posted by: General George Armstrong Custer at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (Hx5uv)

22 Waddadouche.

Posted by: huerfano at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (bAGA/)

23 85,000 new disability claims in June? Step in the right direction (for statists, anyway)

Posted by: BlackOrchid-TeamDagny at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (J6kXj)

24 F(*# that miserable liar!!!

Posted by: LASue at July 06, 2012 09:11 AM (wAhNv)

25 Bush left the economy in such a shambles that it is amazing that PRESIDENT Obama was able to singlehandedly pull us out of the depression and onto a path of 28 months of solid job growth.

You would not be this critical of a president of pallor, so it is obvious that you speak as an unreconstructed racist Republican.

Posted by: New Left In NJ at July 06, 2012 09:12 AM (nEUpB)

26 A small step in the right direction, a giant leap in the left direction.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at July 06, 2012 09:12 AM (WyYqg)

27 I'm bleeding out but there's still a half pint of blood left in my veins -- a step in the right direction.

Posted by: GnuBreed at July 06, 2012 09:12 AM (ccXZP)

28 Barack Obama is how parties die. See zachary Taylor, Whig.

Posted by: Carl at July 06, 2012 09:13 AM (ST0CS)

29 This new front end styling treatment is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Edsel Ford at July 06, 2012 09:13 AM (QUaC5)

30 A few more steps in the right direction and no black person in America will have a job.

Posted by: Cicero at July 06, 2012 09:14 AM (QKKT0)

31 One small step in the right direction for man, one giant leap into depression for mankind.

Posted by: WalrusRex at July 06, 2012 09:14 AM (Hx5uv)

32 Saw my first Obama 2012 bumper sticker here in Houston. It was on a Chevy Volt.

The owner had better hope that the local firefighters are Democrats.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at July 06, 2012 09:14 AM (SY2Kh)

33 Suspending my campaign is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: John McCain at July 06, 2012 09:15 AM (tqwMN)

34 6 Lemmings falling off a cliff.......step in the right direction. Can they NOT take the rest of us with them?

Posted by: rickb223 at July 06, 2012 09:15 AM (zji3t)

Holla for 21 months of job creation!

Poke my facebook follow my twitter!

Posted by: the same '12 at July 06, 2012 09:15 AM (xXhWA)

36 Evacuating Fort Dearborn is a forward step in the right direction.

Posted by: Fort Dearborn settlers who were then slaughtered at July 06, 2012 09:15 AM (neKzn)

37 George Orwell (AZGON) hasn't been around in a coon's age.

Posted by: soothsayer at July 06, 2012 09:15 AM (G/zuv)

38 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at July 06, 2012 09:15 AM (Ts9tU)

39 A few more steps in the right direction and no black person in America will have a job.

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Is this like that Reagan joke where it is a recession when your neighbor loses his job?

Posted by: WalrusRex at July 06, 2012 09:16 AM (Hx5uv)

40 Damn the evidence! Full steam ahead!

Posted by: AmishDude at July 06, 2012 09:16 AM (T0NGe)

41 and my tumblr!

Posted by: the same '12 at July 06, 2012 09:16 AM (xXhWA)

42 There are no quick fixes. There may not be any slow fixes either.

Posted by: Barky O'Dogeater at July 06, 2012 09:16 AM (QKKT0)

43 Men, we are going over that hill where we will vanquish the savages! It's a step in the right direction!

Posted by: General Custer at July 06, 2012 09:16 AM (bAGA/)

44 and my flickr!

Posted by: the same '12 at July 06, 2012 09:17 AM (xXhWA)

45 Reading the comments would be a step in the right direction!

Posted by: General Custer at July 06, 2012 09:17 AM (bAGA/)

46 Taking this shortcut is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: George Donner at July 06, 2012 09:17 AM (QKKT0)

47 A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Obamao's Great Leap Leftward at July 06, 2012 09:18 AM (T3vUV)

48 4 more job reports!

Posted by: Sean at July 06, 2012 09:18 AM (+eYQ4)

49 I do miss Geo. Orwell. A lot.

Posted by: BlackOrchid-TeamDagny at July 06, 2012 09:19 AM (J6kXj)

50 Getting a shave and a haircut today would be going in the right direction.....

Posted by: Albert Anastasia at July 06, 2012 09:20 AM (61BD9)

51 Advance to the Yalu? What could go wrong?

Sounds like a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Zombie Doug MacArthur at July 06, 2012 09:20 AM (+XVQe)

52 This new formulation of Coke?

A much needed correction course, a definite step in the right direction.

Posted by: Milton Cola, back in the 80's at July 06, 2012 09:20 AM (ksERZ)

53 I wonder if Barky secretly feels like a steaming piece of shit when he reads his past braying about George Bush's screw-ups when by every available metric, Barky's policies have been abject failures in comparison.

Probably not.

Posted by: Cicero at July 06, 2012 09:20 AM (QKKT0)

54 How many times do I have to repeat this? Due to Republican sabotage, our policy of success has failed We must keep this momentum going. There's lots of Presidentin' left for me to do.

Posted by: Barack Obama as Augustus at July 06, 2012 09:21 AM (4eNxd)

55 Arm wrestling a seven year old girl for her ice cream money?

A step in the right direction.

Posted by: President Wee Wee at July 06, 2012 09:21 AM (/ZZCn)

56 This is the "hold my beer and watch this!" administration.

Posted by: GnuBreed at July 06, 2012 09:21 AM (ccXZP)

57 "George Orwell (AZGON) hasn't been around in a coon's age."

Posted by: soothsayer at July 06, 2012 01:15 PM

RASCIST!!!

Posted by: gebrauchshund at July 06, 2012 09:21 AM (iYwUw)

58 Hm....it's just a single plane, not wasting ammo on it would be going the right direction

Posted by: Random AA gunner, Hiroshima Japan at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (61BD9)

Of course Chimpy was destroying the economy. Now that they wrecked it things suck, but thy're getting better. 21 months of job creation. Why is that so hard to understand wingnuts?

Like me on facebook and follow me on twitter and tumblr and flickr

Posted by: the same '12 at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (xXhWA)

60 Honestly, I think Ace is right: this is about the time that people really get the "feel" of the economy set in their minds prior to the election. He has maybe until the end of July to get things turned around

Obama can thank John Roberts for the fact that will not happen.

I want to note that Unemployment rates will be released on 11/2. I fear a November surprise and BLS employees with horse heads in their beds.

Posted by: AmishDude at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (T0NGe)

61 2-- "How can we lose to these fuckups?" They have the MSM. It's an enormous advantage.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (C8mVl)

62 We may not get rid of all the Texians at one time, but slaughtering everyone in the Alamo is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (bAGA/)

63 Implanting memories into replicants--thereby making them even more human--is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Dr. Eldon Tyrell at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (0d0K7)

64 Changing the game from HORSE to PIG because it's taking too long?

A step in the right direction.

Posted by: President Wee Wee at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (/ZZCn)

65 Sweeeet graphic.

Posted by: Mister Christopher at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (DQhAB)

66 Don't read too much into one quarterly sales report.

Posted by: Buggy Whip, Inc at July 06, 2012 09:22 AM (SY2Kh)

67 Printing $4 billion a day? Now that's a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Ben Bernanke at July 06, 2012 09:23 AM (+XVQe)

68 What do you call a bus full of politicians that drives of a cliff?

Posted by: A Step In The Right Direction at July 06, 2012 09:24 AM (T3vUV)

69 It's the Obama Hokey Pokey.

Put my left plan in.
Take their right plan out.
Put my left plan in
And shake it all about.
You do the Hokey Pokey
And you turn yourself about
And that's a step in the right direction.

Posted by: WalrusRex at July 06, 2012 09:25 AM (Hx5uv)

70 23 Saw my first Obama 2012 bumper sticker here in Houston. It was on a Chevy Volt.

Posted by: Velvet Ambition at July 06, 2012 01:11 PM (mFxQX)

They're all over the place in Charleston, SC. It's the Romney 2012 stickers that are rare, here.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at July 06, 2012 09:25 AM (0d0K7)

71 62--- "I want to note that Unemployment rates will be released on 11/2. I fear a November surprise...." Too late. Too close to the election. Only the dumbest of the dumb would believe it, and they're all Obamabots anyway.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 09:25 AM (C8mVl)

72 Replacing all that expensive helium with cheap hydrogen is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: The German Zeppelin Airline Company at July 06, 2012 09:25 AM (QKKT0)

73 Guitar bands are a fad. Rejecting all of them is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Decca Records, 1963 at July 06, 2012 09:26 AM (tqwMN)

74 The internet time machine is obviously racist

Posted by: GW McLintock at July 06, 2012 09:26 AM (udUyj)

75 The "New Normal" of sky-high unemployment rates: A step in the right direction.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at July 06, 2012 09:26 AM (d0Tfm)

76 Wow, I need one of these half day things ace has got going.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 06, 2012 09:27 AM (0q2P7)

77 WOW-- I shit you not--this is the headline at CNBC.com right now-- TOP NEWS AND ANALYSIS U.S. | Asia | Europe | Wires Why Investors Are Suddenly Bullish on Office Real Estate

Posted by: tasker at July 06, 2012 09:28 AM (r2PLg)

78 I wonder if Barky secretly feels like a steaming piece of shit when he reads his past braying about George Bush's screw-ups when by every available metric, Barky's policies have been abject failures in comparison.

No. It's all about the movement and the big lie. He doesn't care about anything else.

Posted by: The Mega Independent at July 06, 2012 09:28 AM (WyYqg)

79 A $3,000 per employee tax on businesses? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Barky O'Dogeater at July 06, 2012 09:28 AM (QKKT0)

80 Wow, I need one of these half day things ace has got going.

Posted by: MikeTheMoose Lite! 98% Anger Free! at July 06, 2012 01:27 PM (0q2P7)

--------

They're nice. Especially when a half day is arrived at by "rounding up" from 10 minutes of work.

Posted by: Hal Burton at July 06, 2012 09:28 AM (iYvMQ)

81 Now we're invading both Europe and Russia. A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Adolf Hitler at July 06, 2012 09:29 AM (SY2Kh)

82 Seriously-- Office Real Estate--where in the hell do these people live?

Posted by: tasker at July 06, 2012 09:29 AM (r2PLg)

83 These changes to my crappy old 70s and 80s films are definitely a step in the right direction.

Posted by: George Lucas at July 06, 2012 09:29 AM (tqwMN)

84 How is it possible this IDIOT MARXIST hasn't been chased out of town by an angry mob yet? Good god almighty this man is a disaster!

I am so damn sick and tired of this CONSTANT KICK IN THE BALLS who is Obama

On the 4th, a family member who I know voted for this idiot was complaining that she couldn't get a certain medical thing approved and was outraged. When I told her she better try and get it done now before Obamacare takes over, I was attacked and told "dont go there!"

What is it about this mercedes marxist that he cannot be questioned? I know its mostly his race, but there must be more.. Has anyone seriously thought why this is?

Posted by: Can of Raid at July 06, 2012 09:30 AM (mLZe7)

85 As if the 80,000 job number wasn't bad enough. Now we find out that close to 20,000 of those jobs are for hamburger throwing bicycle artists, which is a notoriously unstable industry.

Posted by: Gristle Encased Head at July 06, 2012 09:30 AM (+lsX1)

86 Bet on America by going all-in pre-flop while you're short-stacked and holding a 7-3 unsuited - A Step In The Right Direction!

Posted by: Barky Brunson at July 06, 2012 09:31 AM (4I3Uo)

87 The JEF has been stepping in this direction for 3 years now--you want more of the same? Vote for Mr. Hope and Change!!

Anyway, any report from Romney's 10AM deal?

No?

I got a coupon here that I got with my membership that says I'm entitled to one breaking news post per day that I'd like honored.

Posted by: RoyalOil at July 06, 2012 09:31 AM (kSaUf)

88 15+ Trillion dollar deficit? What does Ben Bernanke think?....

Posted by: A Step In The Right Direction at July 06, 2012 09:32 AM (T3vUV)

89 I wonder if Barky secretly feels like a steaming piece of shit when he reads his past braying about George Bush's screw-ups when by every available metric, Barky's policies have been abject failures in comparison.

Probably not.
Posted by: Cicero

I am reminded of O's accomplishments by a neat internet printout from somewhere with a list of 101 things he's accomplished. The title is "So, President Obama hasn't accomplished anything?" or something to that effect.

He doesn't feel like any kind of failure, nor do the 'bots. They, and him, look at this administration as the last bastion of goodness and productivity. That's why 0 still polls so high.

You have to take off your glasses of sense and put on the Bot glasses to see it that way. Of course, after removing the Bot specs, your vision will be much like it is when sneaking a peek at the sun and having to blink your way back to normal vision.

Posted by: GW McLintock at July 06, 2012 09:32 AM (udUyj)

90 I wonder if Barky secretly feels like a steaming piece of shit when he
reads his past braying about George Bush's screw-ups when by every
available metric, Barky's policies have been abject failures in
comparison.

Barky's a true believer. He's not smart enough to understand that Dem policies don't actually work; even Reid and Pelosi kind of understand that. He probably cries himself to sleep wondering why Frank Marshall Davis was wrong.

Posted by: Ian S. at July 06, 2012 09:32 AM (tqwMN)

91 No, Fred. I'm sure they said Howland Island is this way.

Posted by: Amelia Earhart at July 06, 2012 09:32 AM (bAGA/)

92 We've already released Godfather I and II. Making Godfather III is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Francis Ford Coppola at July 06, 2012 09:32 AM (SY2Kh)

I got a coupon here that I got with my membership that says I'm entitled to one breaking news post per day that I'd like honored.

Clearly, ace has bogarted that time machine that he doesn't have and is holding that post hostage.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 06, 2012 09:32 AM (VtjlW)

94 OT: plans for the lame-duck session have just started:

http://tinyurl.com/6sgjmx3

"On May 22, 2012, the NLRB announced that it was accepting briefs from interested parties on the issue of whether faculty members at a university are employees under the Act or are, rather, Â“managerialÂ” employees not subject to the protections of the Act (and therefore, with whom the employer need not bargain collectively)....An appeals court sent the case back to the NLRB for a more complete explanation of its reasoning, and the Board has asked for briefs on the issue....

"It is likely that the NLRB will decide these cases before the end of the year. Because the NLRB has become a political hot-button, the decisions may well come after the November election but before the Presidential inauguration."

h/t: @laborunionrpt

Posted by: AmishDude at July 06, 2012 09:33 AM (T0NGe)

95 Nominating John Roberts to lead the Supreme Court - a step in the right direction

Posted by: Bush 43 at July 06, 2012 09:33 AM (HPQnO)

96 I saw on the ticker on MSNBC (it is on at work, not by my choice) that Axelrod says that Mitt Romney is the most secretive candidate since Richard Nixon. My jaw dropped - it's Orwellian. I can only assume that they are just blatantly lying knowing that the media won't call them on it.

Posted by: blindside at July 06, 2012 09:34 AM (x7g7t)

97 After enduring the corporate oppression of MSNBC, taking a job with Current TV is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Keith Olbermann at July 06, 2012 09:34 AM (SY2Kh)

98 Meh- we gave that long haired dude named Jobs all that "mouse" stuff and the "wizzy wig" krep- what, is the guy Gandalf's hairdresser?

This "personal computer" stuff makes for a nice hobby, but concentrating on cobol and mainframes is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Jimmy Xerox, lost on PARC avenue at July 06, 2012 09:34 AM (ksERZ)

99 Halting production and design work on the Sturmgewehr 44 out of ego A Step In The Right Direction.

Posted by: Adolf Hitler at July 06, 2012 09:35 AM (tf9Ne)

100 You used to have a job and support yourself, but now you're on food stamps and disability?

You know what direction that's a step in? That's right, the right one!

Posted by: Teleprompter Jesus at July 06, 2012 09:35 AM (P2Ufm)

101 Uphill toward that clump of trees behind the rock wall about a mile out. Definitely the right direction.

Posted by: General Lee at July 06, 2012 09:35 AM (0q2P7)

102 Maybe we're reading too much into the monthly employment numbers. Barry says not to. Link to Weasel Zippers.

http://tinyurl.com/6tj48o4

Posted by: huerfano at July 06, 2012 09:36 AM (bAGA/)

103

Love the graphic, DrewM.....it's perfect.

Doubling the Debt in 4 years....a step in the right direction.

Posted by: wheatie at July 06, 2012 09:36 AM (MbB0O)

104 Posted by: AmishDude at July 06, 2012 01:33 PM (T0NGe) Good. Now the professors and administration of these leftwing hack institutions will get to see how wonderful unions are. I'm sure they'll be very happy with the results.

Posted by: blindside at July 06, 2012 09:36 AM (x7g7t)

105 I've decided that leaving this highly rated yet insultingly limited national television series in order to pursue my artistic vision is definitely, like, a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Suzanne Farah Sommers Major at July 06, 2012 09:36 AM (ksERZ)

106 I wonder if Barky secretly feels like a steaming piece of shit when he reads his past braying about George Bush's screw-ups when by every available metric, Barky's policies have been abject failures in comparison.

Posted by: Cicero at July 06, 2012 01:20 PM (QKKT0)

--------->>>

You have to predicate that question on the premise that President Obama actually had the economic recovery of the nation as his goal. Frankly, I'm not convinced that is his goal -- I think he is attempting to create a "Post-American" world.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at July 06, 2012 09:36 AM (M0NzJ)

107 Wondering if Barky has been watching 'Bednobs And Broomsticks' before every economic report?

Posted by: A Step In The Right Direction at July 06, 2012 09:36 AM (T3vUV)

108 98 - heh, yeah, but then... I won.

Posted by: Zombie Richard Nixon at July 06, 2012 09:37 AM (QUaC5)

109 Anybody gotta light?

Posted by: Hindenburg pilot [/i] [/b] at July 06, 2012 09:38 AM (famk3)

110 America demands a car with better fuel economy and visibility. We've made a step in the right direction with the new Pacer.

Posted by: American Motor Company at July 06, 2012 09:38 AM (SY2Kh)

111 Will this affect me getting that unicorn?

Posted by: 52% at July 06, 2012 09:39 AM (VuZKK)

112 Having Critical Bill heavily involved in our plan for our "one last job" is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Jimmy "The Saint" at July 06, 2012 09:39 AM (0d0K7)

113 Obama 2012: A Step In the Right Direction Toward the Unemployment Office

Posted by: WalrusRex at July 06, 2012 09:39 AM (Hx5uv)

114 No we don't want to winter here, west over the Sierra Nevadas, that's a step in the right direction.

Posted by: George Donner at July 06, 2012 09:39 AM (0q2P7)

115 Not compensating musicians for releasing their work on my new cylinders: definitely a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Thomas Edison at July 06, 2012 09:39 AM (tqwMN)

116 Marching om Moscow is a step in the right direction

Posted by: Napoleon B. at July 06, 2012 09:40 AM (hn0ZV)

117 November.Bitches.

Posted by: Honey Tiberius Badger, drinker of mead at July 06, 2012 09:40 AM (GvYeG)

118 Giving Jerry Brown another shot at being Governor, a step in the right direction. Brains!

Posted by: Zombie State of California at July 06, 2012 09:41 AM (QUaC5)

119 Ham sammich for dinner? Step in the right direction.

Posted by: Mama Cass at July 06, 2012 09:41 AM (VtjlW)

120 That very first line of coke. A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Charlie Sheen at July 06, 2012 09:41 AM (eavT+)

121

Half a league, half a league. Half a league onward!

All in the valley of Death rode the 600!

Forward the Light Brigade! #AStepInTheRightDirection

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 06, 2012 09:41 AM (BAS5M)

122

84....Office Real Estate--where in the hell do these people live?

They live in their own little propaganda bubble, tasker.

And....they know that they won't be held accountable for their lies.

"Invest now...in those boarded up office buildings! Before they're all gone!"

Posted by: wheatie at July 06, 2012 09:41 AM (MbB0O)

123 Telling Hitler his assumptions were wrong is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: The "Mein Fuhrer" guy in all the Downfall videos at July 06, 2012 09:41 AM (tqwMN)

124 Meeting Alexander of Macedon in face-to-face battle instead of fighting a scorched earth campaign is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Darius III at July 06, 2012 09:42 AM (hn0ZV)

125 That very first line of coke. A step in the right direction, for me too.

Posted by: BarryO at July 06, 2012 09:42 AM (J6kXj)

126 A glamorous celebrity-filled life with OJ Simpson? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Nicole Brown at July 06, 2012 09:42 AM (QKKT0)

127 "No, Opana Point. We believe that to be an inbound flight of Flying Fortresses from the maniland."

Posted by: Fort Shafter Information Center at July 06, 2012 09:42 AM (z6KMg)

128 98- "...it's Orwellian. I can only assume that they are just blatantly lying knowing that the media won't call them on it." Yep. The media is the enemy. May they rot in hell.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 09:42 AM (C8mVl)

129 BFD.Bitches.

Posted by: Honey Tiberius Badger, drinker of mead at July 06, 2012 09:43 AM (GvYeG)

130 Trusting Sammy the Bull...

Posted by: Zombie J. Gotti at July 06, 2012 09:43 AM (eavT+)

131 TOWARDS that steamroller . . . a step in the . . .

Posted by: RachelCorrie at July 06, 2012 09:43 AM (J6kXj)

132

What's astounding about it all, Is He gets away with lying , from the media , from his supporters, straight faced -bald faced lies, daily.

a story of a friend of my spouses.

him, fk ,the economy is killing me , my house is being taken today. life sucks so bad.

me , yes it's really tough out there, business's are afraid to hire , they don't know what regulations are coming and obamacare .. the cost to hire is unknown. hoenestly why should they bother right now? would you?

him, republicans won't let Obama do anything to help! they stop him at every turn!

me, he had two years he got everything Dems in control would get him, His ideas are bad, you cannot steal others Pensions/ livlihoods, and give it to your friends,

him, he keeps unions alive!

me, uh hmm, public unions, that are paid for with your money when YOU have a job, Listen they want more -more-more, and you can't even get a job, they don't care that we're broke they are one sided, 'just for their payback, they care nothing for those that lost their police, teacher, or any job, no matter the cost and loss to families across the country. The Union boss's just want their money so they can buy politicians to get more graft. btw what does Your Job mean to them? anyone call yet? How is your pension look right ? lost much?

He killed bin laden! (this from a guy that thinks 9-11 was 'done' by Our govt!)

me, so he killed an innocent guy right?

whew if looks could kill, i'd be gone. haha.

moral of story... they live in made up world, makes no sense!

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:43 AM (TomZ9)

133 Taking Jeri to a swingers club is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Jack Ryan at July 06, 2012 09:44 AM (tqwMN)

134

Barky's and Eric Holder's Fast & Furious Gunwalk Program....

Posted by: A Step In The Right Direction at July 06, 2012 09:44 AM (T3vUV)

135 A trip to the firtility clinic.

Posted by: Octo-Mom at July 06, 2012 09:44 AM (eavT+)

136

You know their campaign is desperate when Axeldoof asserts adamantly that Romney is the most secretive politician since Nixon.

The old hotness: Blame Bush, The New Hotness: Still blame Bush and throw in Nixon refrences.

Projection is a bitch.

Posted by: Cheri at July 06, 2012 09:44 AM (G+Wff)

137 sorry, i had to share, my brain feels wobbly now.

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:44 AM (TomZ9)

138 Posted by: Can of Raid at July 06, 2012 01:30 PM (mLZe7)

Because feelings trump thoughts for leftists and if they questioned Obama, they would have the question just about everything in their worldview. It is much easier to just think they "care" more than "evil" conservatives.

Posted by: Mark formerly in Spokane,now in Sandy Ut at July 06, 2012 09:44 AM (gt+Iu)

139 They live in their own little propaganda bubble, tasker. Okay...that's about the only answer. "Invest now...in those boarded up office buildings! Before they're all gone!" lol...my gawd these people--I really can't look at CNBC any more.

Posted by: tasker at July 06, 2012 09:44 AM (r2PLg)

140 I did say leap forward didn't I #AStepInTheRightDirection

Posted by: Mao at July 06, 2012 09:45 AM (0q2P7)

141 aw crap i wish i had thought to bring up fast and furious!

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:45 AM (TomZ9)

142 Hole up awhile in the bunker, a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Führer und Reichskanzler at July 06, 2012 09:45 AM (QUaC5)

143 My new ACME job creation plan will bring us to full employment and put a roadrunner in every pot.

Posted by: President Wiley Coyote at July 06, 2012 09:46 AM (Hx5uv)

144 They live in their own little propaganda bubble, tasker.

Okay...that's about the only answer.

lol...my gawd these people--I really can't look at CNBC any more.

Posted by: tasker at July 06, 2012 01:44 PM (r2PLg)

srsly, they have lost their minds!

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:46 AM (TomZ9)

145 Having no idea how something you're trying to patent works is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Lee DeForest at July 06, 2012 09:46 AM (tqwMN)

146 When you think about what "mind" actually means . . . they never had minds to lose, really.

Posted by: RachelCorrie at July 06, 2012 09:47 AM (J6kXj)

147 OK, I'll play your silly game...

Posted by: John Bobbit at July 06, 2012 09:47 AM (eavT+)

148 Loan Guarantees for Solar Companies that Donate to my election.....

Posted by: A Step In The Right Direction at July 06, 2012 09:47 AM (T3vUV)

149

sorry, i had to share, my brain feelswobbly now.

Here, willow, have some tea. It's my special soothing blend with peppermint and gin.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 06, 2012 09:47 AM (VtjlW)

150 woops! flat sock!

Posted by: BlackOrchidPinesForDagny at July 06, 2012 09:47 AM (J6kXj)

151 I miss the Algonquin round table.

Posted by: Dorothy Parker at July 06, 2012 09:47 AM (QKKT0)

152 srsly, they have lost their minds! Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 01:46 PM (TomZ9) ******** You know I'm sure they have some brilliant rationale/sarc but hell if I'm going to read it.

Posted by: tasker at July 06, 2012 09:48 AM (r2PLg)

153 This MASH gig just won't last. I think I'll run with this Hello Larry thing.

Posted by: McLane Stevenson at July 06, 2012 09:48 AM (4I3Uo)

154 Cash 4 Clunkers - destroying perfectly good vehicles in the name of a hoax: A step in the right direction.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at July 06, 2012 09:49 AM (d0Tfm)

155

Presented verbatim, a comment from "ACME Sales Rep" to the San Diego premature spectaculation fireworks show article from the sidebar:

"You do realize that, by any objective measure, the country's in better shape now than it was four years ago, right? That it was Bush, not Obama, who turned a record surplus into record deficits? That it was Bush, not Obama, who was responsible for the stimulus package that Republicans like to (falsely) blame for the country's fiscal problems? And that it's obstructionism on the part of the GOP that's proving to be the big impediment to further recovery? Just asking."

Get that? Any. Objective. Measure. Yessiree, a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 06, 2012 09:49 AM (BAS5M)

156 Sean Connery will behave this time. Celebrity Jeopardy is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Alex Trebek at July 06, 2012 09:49 AM (tqwMN)

157

Here, willow, have some tea. It's my special soothing blend with peppermint and gin.

...but mostly gin.

Posted by: Jaws at July 06, 2012 09:49 AM (4I3Uo)

158 OT: Andy Murray beats Tsonga to advance to Wimbledon final. Good for him.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 09:49 AM (C8mVl)

159 Messin with Sasquatch...

Posted by: BHO at July 06, 2012 09:49 AM (eavT+)

160 Revoking the Edict of Nantes is a step in the right direction

Posted by: Louis XIV at July 06, 2012 09:50 AM (hn0ZV)

161 This act raising revenue by making those thankless colonists pay a tax on printed material. It's perfect. #AStepInTheRightDirection

Posted by: King George III at July 06, 2012 09:50 AM (0q2P7)

162 When Barky says,"It's a step in the right direction."

Posted by: Admiral Akbar shouts....."It's a trap!!!" at July 06, 2012 09:50 AM (T3vUV)

163

143 aw crap i wish i had thought to bring up fast and furious!

Or ....keeping States from cleaning up voter fraud?

Arguing with brainwashed O-bots is exhausting, willow.

You are to be commended for even trying.

Posted by: wheatie at July 06, 2012 09:50 AM (MbB0O)

164 Expelling the Jews - A step in the right direction

Posted by: Ferdinand and Isabella at July 06, 2012 09:51 AM (hn0ZV)

165 Bombing London when your have RAF Fighter Command on the ropes. #Astepintherightdirection

Posted by: Hermann Goering at July 06, 2012 09:51 AM (gt+Iu)

166 160 OT: Andy Murray beats Tsonga to advance to Wimbledon final. Good for him. Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 01:49 PM (C8mVl) ********* Okay...maybe I have a problem I saw a tweet that said-- Murray v . Tsongas And I was ooooh aren't they funny-- Patty versus Paul. Help me I'm an addict.

Posted by: tasker at July 06, 2012 09:51 AM (r2PLg)

167 75 Guitar bands are a fad. Rejecting all of them is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Decca Records, 1963 at July 06, 2012 01:26 PM (tqwMN)

Hey, who could have guessed a particular generation would cling to their childhood fads and boy-bands for life? Usually people grow out of that shit.

Posted by: the same '12 at July 06, 2012 09:52 AM (xXhWA)

168 I really enjoy spanking my monkey, but adding a noose into the mix seems like a step in the right direction.

Posted by: M. Hutchence, INXS at July 06, 2012 09:52 AM (4I3Uo)

169

ty, alex, can we keep a steady flow of 'tea' coming please.

i'm srs about wobbly brain. i feel like i entered a twilight zone of warped ideas.

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:52 AM (TomZ9)

170 the bin laden thing really toasted me, fgs i've heard his silly 9-11 sht for years and wow Turn on a Dome!

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:52 AM (TomZ9)

171 But of course, we must make the Germans pay for their impudence and for starting zees war.

The insanely harsh and and punitive terms in the treaty are, absolumente, a step in the right direction!

Posted by: Pierre Versailles, back in the bar car at July 06, 2012 09:53 AM (ksERZ)

172 167- "Patty versus Paul." ROFLMAO!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 09:54 AM (C8mVl)

173 Well, crucifying that Jesus of Nazareth was a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Stuff Pontus Pilate Said at July 06, 2012 09:54 AM (T3vUV)

174 dome-dime.

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:54 AM (TomZ9)

175 A surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Arab military strategist at July 06, 2012 09:55 AM (tqwMN)

176 It would take a miracle or lie about the numbers for any improvement to occur real or virtual. Companies are not going to hire and if they do they will be part time jobs. I do not see the economy improving in the near future.

Posted by: Pipi "The Chihuahua" at July 06, 2012 09:55 AM (48wze)

177

"Turn on a Dome!"

2012 Catchphrase of the Year Nominee

Posted by: M. Hutchence, INXS at July 06, 2012 09:55 AM (4I3Uo)

178

who brought the mead?

Posted by: Honey Tiberius Badger, drinker of mead at July 06, 2012 09:55 AM (GvYeG)

179

From the link: The speech sounds strikingly similar to Republican talking points used against the current President and speaks volumes to the degree in which political rhetoric is recycled.

Ignoring the facts and figures for an argument about "political rhetoric" (SQUIRREL!) is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at July 06, 2012 09:56 AM (d0Tfm)

180 Damn new wave sock! Begone!

Posted by: Jaws at July 06, 2012 09:56 AM (4I3Uo)

181 I think marrying Henry is a step in the right direction for me and England.

Posted by: Anne Boleyn [/i] [/b] at July 06, 2012 09:56 AM (famk3)

182 Taking a cruise on a shitty cabin cruiser with a science professor and two dopey chicks is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Thurston Howell III at July 06, 2012 09:56 AM (QKKT0)

183 What is it about this mercedes marxist that he cannot be questioned? I know its mostly his race, but there must be more.. Has anyone seriously thought why this is?

Posted by: Can of Raid at July 06, 2012 01:30 PM (mLZe7)

Why, yes.

Posted by: The prophet Isaiah at July 06, 2012 09:56 AM (6kWFm)

184 Barack Obama as bad as Jimmy Carter? At least Carter grew peanuts. What the hell has Barack Obama ever contributed to this planet?

Posted by: Arnie at July 06, 2012 09:57 AM (NersQ)

185 Every day is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Walks Far Woman at July 06, 2012 09:57 AM (BAS5M)

186 170 I really enjoy spanking my monkey, but adding a noose into the mix seems like a step in the right direction.

Posted by: M. Hutchence, INXS at July 06, 2012 01:52 PM (4I3Uo)

***

Meh...worked for me!

Posted by: David Carradine at July 06, 2012 09:57 AM (eavT+)

187 Completely flipping my blog around and attacking all my current commenters is definitely a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Cahrles Jhonson at July 06, 2012 09:57 AM (tqwMN)

188 "You'll be more comfy, Mr Pres, without the bubble on this limo."

Posted by: Dallas Motorcade at July 06, 2012 09:57 AM (z6KMg)

189 170 I really enjoy spanking my monkey, but adding a noose into the mix seems like a step in the right direction.

Posted by: M. Hutchence, INXS at July 06, 2012 01:52 PM (4I3Uo)

Hear, hear.

Posted by: D. Carradine at July 06, 2012 09:57 AM (0d0K7)

190 What the hell has Barack Obama ever contributed to this planet?

He's employed a lot of caddies.

Posted by: Cicero at July 06, 2012 09:58 AM (QKKT0)

191 Building a city on the coast below sea level is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Honey Tiberius Badger, drinker of mead at July 06, 2012 09:58 AM (GvYeG)

192 Curses! Foiled again!

Posted by: Sandra Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at July 06, 2012 09:58 AM (0d0K7)

193 wheatie, heh, my spouse watched the escalation and just winked at me when it was over. i think he was rather shocked, i'm usually polite .

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 09:58 AM (TomZ9)

194 Getting over our irrational fear of bears is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Timothy Treadwell at July 06, 2012 09:59 AM (QKKT0)

195 Some of the lefties I know honestly believe that business isn't hiring anyone and is delibeartely incurring losses just to spite Obama. Of course, this theory conflicts with their firm belief that all business ever wants is to make a quick profit, but....

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 09:59 AM (C8mVl)

196 Splitting my forces?

A step in the right direction.

Posted by: George Armstrong Custer at July 06, 2012 09:59 AM (7+pP9)

197 Checking the Native American box on the job application? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Elizabeth "Three Wolf Moon" Warren at July 06, 2012 10:00 AM (QKKT0)

198 Order 227? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Uncle Joe Stalin at July 06, 2012 10:00 AM (NS2Mo)

199

Can someone square this circle for me? This is not what I expected to see.

President Obama 42 months in: -1.2 Percentage Point drop in Total Nonfarm Private Sector Jobs /Total Noninstituional Population

President G.W. Bush 42 months in: -3.0 Percentage Point drop in Total Nonfarm Private Sector Jobs/Total Noninstitutional Population

What am I missing?

Posted by: Enrak at July 06, 2012 10:00 AM (MaT99)

200 It'll take to long to catch Moses if we go around. They made it through and so will we!

Posted by: Pharaoh at July 06, 2012 10:00 AM (bAGA/)

201 Striking out on my own? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Art Garfunkel at July 06, 2012 10:01 AM (BAS5M)

202 52 Getting a shave and a haircut today would be going in the right direction.....
*
*
Meeting with the IRS would be a step in the right direction. . . .

Posted by: Al Capone at July 06, 2012 10:01 AM (exvgC)

203 Of course, this theory conflicts with their firm belief that all business ever wants is to make a quick profit, but....

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 01:59 PM (C8mVl)

my eyes roll back in head.

exactly.

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 10:01 AM (TomZ9)

204

If G.W. Bush could win with these numbers, I have to borrow a phrase from Instapundit/Star Wars.

"Don't get cocky, kid."

Posted by: Enrak at July 06, 2012 10:02 AM (MaT99)

205 Getting peed on by Ray Jay... (oh wait!)

Posted by: Kim Kardashian at July 06, 2012 10:02 AM (r2PLg)

206 I think this Waterworld script is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Kevin Costner [/i] [/b] at July 06, 2012 10:02 AM (famk3)

207 This Hitler fellow seems like a step in the right direction.

Posted by: Henry Ford at July 06, 2012 10:02 AM (QKKT0)

208

Stomping this little dude who's watching me before I do a break-in

----

A step in the right direction

Posted by: Trayvon at July 06, 2012 10:02 AM (HPQnO)

209 What still tenses my jaw is how the fucking MSM would say back then that "Employers handed out 25,000 pinks slips last month", when in fact what had happened is that 25,000 FEWER jobs had been CREATED last month than in the same month a year ago! NPR did this over and over, the dirty little lying pieces of shit.

Posted by: sherlock at July 06, 2012 10:02 AM (BKPeM)

210

i'm srs about wobbly brain. i feel like i entered a twilight zone of warped ideas.

The Boss is gone for the day. It is an estimated twelve billion degrees out. I am out of chocolate. My motivation took a step in the right direction a bit ago.

I am seriously thisclose to sitting here and spinning around in my chair all afternoon.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 06, 2012 10:03 AM (VtjlW)

211 Let's see now...80,000 new jobs and there are 50 states. So 80,000 divided by 50 equals 1600 new jobs per state............ Kick the tire and light the fire......Yee Haa Jester is dead !!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Pipi " The Chihuahua" at July 06, 2012 10:03 AM (48wze)

212 When I am re-elected this November me and Tim Geithner are going to print $300,000,000,000,000 and give it to everybody...WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE MILLIONAIRES BITCHES!

Vote for me and LET IT RAIN!!!

Posted by: Barky O-fuckstick at July 06, 2012 10:03 AM (61yvg)

213

@182....Re: recycled political rhetoric

All of team Barky's rhetoric is recycled.

"Betting on America"....was something that Clinton used to say.

"Forward"....was used by Nazis.

"A step in the right direction"....has been used in lyrics and rhetoric for decades.

Recycled rhetoric....recycled failed ideas....that's all they've got.

And blamethrowing.

They're very good at blamethrowing.

Posted by: wheatie at July 06, 2012 10:03 AM (MbB0O)

214 Lip Synching? A step in the right direction

Posted by: Milli Vanilli at July 06, 2012 10:03 AM (BAS5M)

215 We have a special cake to commemorate our successful approach into Lakehurst. And look, all the candles are sparklers!

Posted by: Capt. Max Pruss at July 06, 2012 10:04 AM (QKKT0)

216 According to Rassmussen's latest polling, 63% believe the country is on the wrong track, i.e. taking steps in the wrong direction. Keep f*cking that chicken, Obama.

Posted by: angler at July 06, 2012 10:04 AM (SwjAj)

217 They must have aircraft stationed on the island. Change our ordinance to bombs!
#AStepInTheRightDirection

Posted by: Yamamoto at July 06, 2012 10:04 AM (0q2P7)

218

helps alex spin chair.

my turn next.

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 10:05 AM (TomZ9)

219 Jumping this shark is a step in the right direction.

Posted by: The Fonz at July 06, 2012 10:05 AM (GvYeG)

220 "So, it's a little cold out. We are launching Challenger anyways. Millions of people are watching."

Posted by: NASA at July 06, 2012 10:06 AM (z6KMg)

221 Waterloo? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Napoleon at July 06, 2012 10:06 AM (kSaUf)

222 A light snack of Hedysarum mackenzii...

Posted by: Christopher McCandless at July 06, 2012 10:06 AM (eavT+)

223 Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth.

Posted by: 1984 at July 06, 2012 10:06 AM (QxDuX)

224 One more close up of this stingray? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Steve Erwin at July 06, 2012 10:07 AM (kSaUf)

225

But, I'm in the Federer camp. He'd be #1 again, and that would piss off Djokovic, which would make me happy.

I like Darth Novak but yeah if Rafa can't win, I want Federer to win it.

Gee, the men's final sure has nothing at stake. Just either the first UK guy to win in 74 years or Roger wins his 17th major, gets number 1 back and then he'll end up tying Sampras for most weeks at number 1 ever. Nothing to see here, move along.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 06, 2012 10:07 AM (VtjlW)

226 Selling nuclear secrets to the Russians? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg at July 06, 2012 10:07 AM (BAS5M)

227 On History....Modern Marvels: Whiskey!

Posted by: Tami at July 06, 2012 10:08 AM (X6akg)

228 Posted by: Yamamoto at July 06, 2012 02:04 PM (0q2P7)

That would be Nagumo. Yes I am a WWII geek.

Posted by: Mark formerly in Spokane,now in Sandy Ut at July 06, 2012 10:08 AM (gt+Iu)

229 Yeah, but have you heard Romney has a SWISS bank account?!

Posted by: Rachel Maddow's Penis at July 06, 2012 10:08 AM (h8FS0)

230 Autoerotic stimulation?

A step in the right direction.

Posted by: David Carradine at July 06, 2012 10:08 AM (7+pP9)

231 Giving guns to drug-crazed cartels. A step in the right direction

Posted by: AG Eric Holder at July 06, 2012 10:09 AM (/ZZCn)

232

my turn next.

There you go. Here, let me freshen your tea.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 06, 2012 10:09 AM (VtjlW)

233 getting schoolchildren to try heroin is a step in the right direction

Posted by: model_1066 at July 06, 2012 10:09 AM (YbQJm)

234 yawn this meme sucks

Posted by: the same '12 at July 06, 2012 10:10 AM (xXhWA)

235 Getting drunk on Christmas in the middle of a war zone? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Hessian mercinaries at July 06, 2012 10:10 AM (kSaUf)

236 helps alex spin chair.

my turn next.

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 02:05 PM (TomZ9)

Can we have races up the hall?

Posted by: Tami at July 06, 2012 10:10 AM (X6akg)

237 Goin fishin with my bro...

Posted by: Fredo Corleonne at July 06, 2012 10:11 AM (eavT+)

238 Forcing Banks to make subprime loans....a step in the right direction.

Posted by: wheatie at July 06, 2012 10:11 AM (MbB0O)

239 A few pills, some wine and a hot bath tonight? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Whittney Houston at July 06, 2012 10:11 AM (kSaUf)

240 We've got them outnumbered 3 to 1, we'll land at Marathon and roll over them. #AStepInTheRightDirection

Posted by: Datis at July 06, 2012 10:11 AM (0q2P7)

241 Tami, yes, until we fall on our faces , "the tea ya know "

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 10:12 AM (TomZ9)

242 being forced into an arranged marriage with a wookie as my beard is a step in the right direction

Posted by: model_1066 at July 06, 2012 10:12 AM (YbQJm)

243 Getting drunk on Christmas in the middle of a war zone? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Hessian mercinaries at July 06, 2012 02:10 PM (kSaUf)

Ziskey Rates the Hessians: They're Pussies!

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 06, 2012 10:12 AM (BAS5M)

244 Tami, yes, until we fall on our faces , "the tea ya know "

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 02:12 PM (TomZ9)

Two words....duct tape.

Posted by: Tami at July 06, 2012 10:13 AM (X6akg)

245 What am I missing?

Presuming you're not a troll (though I'm holding the answer "Your shinebox" in reserve, here):

George Bush had a generally growing economy 3.5 years into his first term. Even assuming your numbers are accurate (original source, please) we had 3% to lose. There simply aren't many jobs left to lose- which makes Obama's percentages look slightly better.

What George Bush did not have was 8.2% "Official" unemployment (~15% real UE), more debt than all previous presidents combined, a series of foreign policy failures (Hi, Muslim Brotherhood! Liking the Middle East we handed you on a platter?), and a deeply unpopular Health Care bill to his name.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at July 06, 2012 10:13 AM (8y9MW)

246 Locking these emergency doors so people can't sneak into the Whitesnake concert?
A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Station Nightclub managment at July 06, 2012 10:13 AM (kSaUf)

247 Order #11? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: A. Lincoln at July 06, 2012 10:14 AM (mka2b)

248 215, 230 ---I like Federer but I'll be rooting for the native son. A Murray win might relieve my sorrow over Nadal's hasty exit. Might.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 06, 2012 10:14 AM (C8mVl)

249 Empowering all these super delegates and caucuses -- a step in the right direction for the Democratic party

Posted by: N Pelosi at July 06, 2012 10:15 AM (WkuV6)

250 Ignoring those reports of iceburgs ahead?
A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Cpt. Edward Smith at July 06, 2012 10:15 AM (kSaUf)

251 Tami comes prepared!

Posted by: willow at July 06, 2012 10:15 AM (TomZ9)

252 New post? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Count de Monet at July 06, 2012 10:16 AM (BAS5M)

253

Two words....duct tape.

Go on.

Posted by: alexthechick at July 06, 2012 10:17 AM (VtjlW)

254 Hey, the USS Reliant here wont respond to our hails. Refraining from raising our shields sounds like a step in the right direction.

Posted by: James T. Kirk at July 06, 2012 10:19 AM (0d0K7)

255 So 80,000 divided by 50 equals 1600 new jobs per state... What if they're all in Texas and North Dakota?

Posted by: t-bird at July 06, 2012 10:20 AM (FcR7P)

256 Holding a lighter under some of these nifty decorations?

A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Cocoanut Grove Patron at July 06, 2012 10:24 AM (7+pP9)

257 What the hell has Barack Obama ever contributed to this planet?

A book written by me!

Posted by: Billy "Domestic Terrorist" Ayers at July 06, 2012 10:25 AM (sbV1u)

258 F*cking that chicken? A step in the right direction.

Posted by: Zombie Frank Perdue at July 06, 2012 10:26 AM (zF6Iw)

259 Just passed 3 able bodied asses I know and asked if one of them wanted to go help me load firewood, nope, they`re headed to the church (food bank). Assholes taking from the needy. And I do get some really strange looks hauling wood in 100 degree temps. It`s for the wood fired pizza guys. So I`m cooling for a few then got to go, do it myself.

Posted by: rightlysouthern(aim low boys,but don`t shoot the ponies) at July 06, 2012 10:28 AM (5j+rs)

260 The "Forward" image needs to have the final person tipping into the abyss, not walking on air.

Posted by: Greg Q at July 06, 2012 10:30 AM (4Pleu)

261

George Bush had a generally growing economy 3.5 years into his first term. Even assuming your numbers are accurate (original source, please) we had 3% to lose. There simply aren't many jobs left to lose- which makes Obama's percentages look slightly better.

I see. That isn't the knock it out of the park answer I was looking for, but I guess it'll do.

My source is BLS data.

The denominator isnÂ’t workforce, itÂ’s just total noninstitutionalized population.

Bush leads in the overall rate 49.2% vs. 45.7%.

But even as a percent change (rather than percentage point) Bush loses: -5.7% to -3.4%

I was looking for a metric that did not depend on estimates of the workforce. One hopes that the overall rate is the correct metric rather than the change.

Posted by: Enrak at July 06, 2012 10:33 AM (MaT99)

262 Sweet fancy moses, how do you get html code to work at this site. Ugh.

Posted by: Enrak at July 06, 2012 10:34 AM (MaT99)

263 The economy created just 80,000 jobs in June. But that same month, 85,000 workers left the workforce entirely to enroll in the Social Security Disability Insurance program.
#aStepInTheRightDirection

Posted by: political correctness czar at July 06, 2012 10:39 AM (qp4Xh)

264 Glad this deeply divisive war is over between North and South.

Going to see "Our American Cousin" tonight at Ford's Theatre is truly a step in the right direction.

Posted by: A. Lincoln at July 06, 2012 10:42 AM (exvgC)

265 How many high school and college graduates created in June? Yeah, thought so. Fail President Fails.

Posted by: t-bird at July 06, 2012 10:48 AM (FcR7P)

266 Umayyad Caliphate: Attacking the Franks at Tours. A step in the right direction

Posted by: TheQuietMan at July 06, 2012 10:49 AM (jleTO)

267 Chugging ValuRite and getting behind the wheel. A step in the right direction. http://tinyurl.com/2hfvjw

Posted by: RWC at July 06, 2012 10:49 AM (fWAjv)

268 780,000 More Women Unemployed Today Than When Obama Took Office
#aStepInTheRightDirection

Posted by: political correctness czar at July 06, 2012 10:50 AM (qp4Xh)

269 Not that anyone cares, but the flaw in my analysis is the timing of the start of the recession, rather than the inauguration date.

Posted by: Enrak at July 06, 2012 10:56 AM (MaT99)

270 Obama says he has created 4 million jobs? Haw haw! From Bureau of Labor Statistics November 2008 Civilian Labor Force, 154,447 000 Number of Employed 143,338,000 June 2012 Civilian Labor Force, 155,163 000 Number of Employed 142,415,000

Posted by: Pete at July 06, 2012 11:04 AM (bAWdn)

271 262 What the hell has Barack Obama ever contributed to this planet? A carbon "footprint"

Posted by: Alfonzo Gore - Masseuse at July 06, 2012 11:07 AM (4eNxd)

272 #260... I understand that the 80,000 new jobs are probably not distributed evenly among the 57 states (per Obama). It shows that the massive number of jobs when looked at in the perspective of the 57 states is a "fart in a wind storm".... What do I know, I am only a Chihauhua and President Obama has the IQ of TEN Einsteins....

Posted by: Pipi "The Chihuahua" at July 06, 2012 11:11 AM (48wze)

273 The over the cliff graphic is good, but the silhouette kinda looks like George W. Bush. It'd work better a hole lote better as a silhouette of Bambi in his mom jeans, or that fey bicycle riding picture from one of his Nantucket vacations.

Posted by: Natasha at July 06, 2012 01:39 PM (jU5uf)

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