54K Jobs Added in May: This Is the “Right Direction,” Mr. President?

Over the past two years, President Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden have repeatedly stated that “We are headed in the right direction,” in trying to comfort the American people about the dreadful economy.

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That line of bologna is growing very old, especially in light of the most recent jobs report for May summarized in part:

WASHINGTON — American employers hired only 54,000 new workers in May, the fewest in eight months, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent. The Labor Department report offered startling evidence that the U.S. economy is slowing, hampered by high gas prices and natural disasters in Japan that have hurt U.S. manufacturers. The pace of hiring has weakened dramatically from the previous three months, when the economy added an average of 220,000 new jobs. Private companies hired only 83,000 new workers in May — the fewest in nearly a year.”

Clearly, the Obama administration cannot be blamed for the Japanese earthquake and tsunami; however, when it comes to gasoline prices, liberals, including Obama, have done everything possible to obstruct this nation’s efforts to achieve energy independence and increase fuel supply which would lower prices. Unfortunately, environmental extremism has always been more important to liberals than implementing reasonable energy policies. Pity poor President Obama! This far into his term, blaming former President Bush for the dreadful economy would be a most difficult sell—even to fellow liberals. The question of the moment: Do you still believe that we are “Headed in the right direction,” Mr. President? Or are you now willing to entertain the notion that the nation desperately needs CHANGE—from your misguided policies?