FUBAR: The New "Mission Accomplished"

Hussein, in a town hall meeting in Virginia, proclaimed the stimulus bill a success because it "saved" the jobs of teachers, firefighters, and police all over the country. Say what?

First of all, no one, including Hussein himself who went on the campaign trail to lobby for the bill, ever, ever said that the stimulus package was to save the jobs of teachers, fire fighters, and police. Never! The bill was supposed to stimulate the economy, create new jobs to get people back to work, and keep the unemployment rate at 8% or below. So going on the original principles, let's look and see how the bill has done. The economy is still in the tank and contracting more each month, the only jobs that have been created are those in the government, and unemployment will go above 10% as Hussein himself has said. Sounds like a huge success to me! Companies including GM are filing for bankruptcy. More employees are being laid off. The deficit is rising.

Now lets examine the new definition of what the stimulus package was supposed to do-save those jobs. Well, here in Charlotte, NC, 800 teachers and teacher assistants were given pink slips the Friday before Memorial Day. Later, CMS posted openings for 250 positions, but that still leaves a net loss of 550 jobs. In February, 600 teachers in Providence Rhode Island received their pink slips. In June, Broward County Florida sent pink slips to 394 teachers. By next year in Los Angeles, 2100 teachers are slated to lose their jobs. In Minnesota, Winona cut 13% of teachers in May and 10 other districts cut an average of 6% of their teachers. Also in May, 3000-5000 teachers were to be laid off in Washington. Need I say more?

Okay, here's more. At the end of June, Michigan laid off 100 state troopers. Modesto, CA laid off 9 officers. Maplewood, NJ cut 3, Toldeo cut 75, Cincinnati cut up to 200, Oakland 140, and El Monte, CA 17. In Chicago, 400 police officer positions are unfilled as the city cannot afford to hire officers and that number may grow to 800 by the end of the year. The same in Kansas City, MO where 45 jobs are unfilled and the 31 cadets that will be graduating soon will probably be laid off before they ever start working.

Firefighters? In Sacramento, 68 lost their jobs. Kokomo, IN cut 12. East Point, GA cut 45. Orlando laid off 47. More cities have laid off or are considering laying off more.

Sounds like a huge success to me (with the emphasis on suck). Washington and the President have taken spin to an all-time high. They just don't get it and never will!

Failure is the new success!!! FUBAR* is here to stay. Get used to it.

*FUBAR= F***** Up Beyond All Recognition