Just two months ago (March 22) Republicans, especially talk radio and cable TV commentators, were banging the drum calling for repeal of the new health care plan. It seemed that they had their cause for the November election. As we move away from the passage of health care the focus has changed. No wonder. We have had the scare of the Times Square bomber, the BP oil spill, and the Greek financial crises to occupy our time along with a few other unusual occurrences.
Predicting the outcome of the November congressional elections would not be a worthwhile endeavor. Yet, I must point out that there has been a lack of focus on the state of this economy. The words “jobs, jobs, jobs” rings in my ears. “It’s the economy, stupid” was a phrase in American politics widely used during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign against President George H. W. Bush. The words were coined by Clinton campaign strategist James Carville refers to the notion that Clinton was a better choice because Bush had not adequately addressed the economy, which had recently undergone a recession.
There has not been one plan enunciated by either political party offering a solution to our on going 10% unemployment situation. We all know that the unspoken real number is 15%. It has not been addressed. Incentives to bring jobs back to this country are all mediocre.
Government’s failure to do its job is going to result in many incumbents in both political parties finding new jobs.
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No, there have been a few by the Democrats. The stimulus package created quite a few jobs and the second stimulus provided tax cuts to businesses that create jobs. But what’s needed are some protectionist policies to bring jobs back here that have been outsourced overseas.