Former Federal Reserve vice chairman Alan Blinder says GDP is growing but jobs are ‘still shrinking’. Some topics:
Greater fiscal responsibility
Limiting what could be a worse economic out come
Persuade people things are getting better
Absolutely horrendous long term fiscal out look
Modest increase in the deficit targeted very strongly on Job creation
Mindful of long run deficit problem
Long run commitment to greater fiscal responsibility while still trying to alleviate the Jobs Problem
If you read the original post you’ll see it is even their own Democrat leaning economist telling Congress what a mess their tax and spend policies are
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/pelosi_stimulus_economics/2009/10/19/273920.html
Of the other economists presented by Pelosi as being an ideologically diverse group, all are friendly to liberal economic policies. Alan Blinder of Princeton, for instance, was made Federal Reserve Board vice chairman by President Clinton after serving on his Council of Economic Advisers, and Blinder advised both the Al Gore and John Kerry presidential campaigns.
“Blue Dogs” as rated (2008) by the National Taxpayer’s Union:
Altmire, Jason (PA-04) Rating: F
Arcuri, Mike (NY-24) Rating: F
Baca, Joe (CA-43) Rating: F
Barrow, John (GA-12) Rating: D
Berry, Marion (AR-01) Rating: F
Bishop, Sanford (GA-02) Rating: F
Boren, Dan (OK-02) Rating: F
Boswell, Leonard (IA-03) Rating: F
Boyd, Allen (FL-02) Rating: F
Bright, Bobby (AL-02) Rating: None
Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18) Rating: F
Carney, Christopher (PA-10) Rating: F
Chandler, Ben (KY-06) Rating: F
Childers, Travis (MS-01) Rating: D
Cooper, Jim (TN-05) Rating: D
Costa, Jim (CA-20) Rating: Rating F
Cuellar, Henry (TX-28) Rating: F
Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03) Rating: None
Davis, Lincoln (TN-04) Rating: F
Donnelly, Joe (IN-02) Rating: F
Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08) Rating: F
Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08) Rating: F
Gordon, Bart (TN-06) Rating: F
Griffith, Parker (AL-05) Rating: None
Harman, Jane (CA-36) Rating: F
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD) Rating: F
Hill, Baron (IN-09) Rating: F
Holden, Tim (PA-17) Rating: F
Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) Rating: None
McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) Rating: D
Marshall, Jim (GA-03) Rating: F
Matheson, Jim (UT-02) Rating: C-
Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) Rating: F
Michaud, Mike (ME-02) Rating: F
Minnick, Walt (ID-01) Rating: None
Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) Rating: D
Moore, Dennis (KS-03) Rating: F
Murphy, Patrick (PA-08) Rating: F
Nye, Glenn (VA-02) Rating: None
Peterson, Collin (MN-07) Rating: F
Pomeroy, Earl (ND) Rating: F
Ross, Mike (AR-04) Rating: F
Salazar, John (CO-03) Rating: F
Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47) Rating: F
Schiff, Adam (CA-29) Rating: F
Scott, David (GA-13) Rating: F
Shuler, Heath (NC-11) Rating: D
Space, Zack (OH-18) Rating: F
Tanner, John (TN-08) Rating: F
Taylor, Gene (MS-04) Rating: D
Thompson, Mike (CA-01) Rating: F
Wilson, Charles (OH-06) Rating: F
Congratulations to Jim Matheson of Utah, he leads the Blue Dog pack with a C-.
These people are stark, raving mad.
The “blue dogs” will vote for it, they always seem to
They keep calling it a jobless recovery. They should start calling it a recovery-less recovery.