By John Lillpop ——Bio and Archives--June 3, 2011
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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?
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John W. Lillpop is a recovering liberal. “Clean and sober” since 1992 when last he voted for a Democrat. For years, John lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, the very liberal sanctuary city which protects, rather than prosecutes, certain favored criminals. John escaped the Bay Area in May and now lives in Pine Grove California where conservative values are still in vogue.