Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Gang That Couldn't Hire Straight

clipped from ace.mu.nu

Three different White House officials gave out three different numbers for jobs "saved or created" on three different morning shows today. Fools:

Valerie Jarrett had the most conservative count, saying “the Recovery Act saved thousands and thousands of jobs,” while David Axelrod gave the bill the most credit, saying it has “created more than – or saved more than 2 million jobs.” Press Secretary Robert Gibbs came in between them, saying the plan had “saved or created 1.5 million jobs.”

Five dollars says that President Obama uses a fourth number in the State of the Union speech.