Job Creation and The Unemployment Rate For The Month of August

The U.S. Labor Department reported the economy created 156,000 jobs in August and the unemployment rate came in at 4.4%, up from the 4.3% in July.  It was the 83rd straight month of positive job growth for the economy.  The Department also reported job growth for June and July was revised down by 41,000 jobs.  Most economist were expecting job creation to be in the 180,000 range for August.

Hourly wage growth was up 2.5% on average the past 12 months.  Usually when unemployment is in the 4% range the average wage growth is between 3.5 and 4% the Department reported.  Trump called the Labor Department's job creation numbers during the Obama administration fake and now brags about the job creation numbers since he took office.  He said the same thing about the unemployment rate.

September 30 will actually end President Obama's last fiscal year and the federal governments 2016-2017 fiscal year.  And October 1 will begin Trumps very first fiscal year and after the republican controlled congress passes Trumps first fiscal year budget when they return to work this week, the American people will see how the future plays out economically and politically.

Because of Trump's behavior the past seven months as President and the failed economic record of previous republican administrations, this writer is not optimistic.  But hope is eternal.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio

The Part of The Joel Osteen Story That Is Missing

Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen (that is how Times Picayune columnist Tim Morris described him in his article of Sept.3) has been catching flack from the social media and others who accused him of not opening his church to the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.   Joel's church was reported taken in victims of the storm during the middle of last week and were taken in donated supplies also.

Morris reports that televangelist Osteen is worth $50 million, owns a $10.5 million Houston home with six bedrooms, six baths, three elevators, five fireplaces, a guest house and a pool house.  That is a long way from what Jesus told his followers when he said "give up your possessions and follow me."  Of course, wealthy televangelist is nothing new, it has been a part of the God and Jesus culture for a long time and now also involves itself in politics which some politicians love, especially conservative republicans.

Because of the social medias role concerning their reporting on the Osteen matter, Morris ends his article with this sentence.  THE INTERNET COULD USE LESS SELF RIGHTEOUSNESS AND MORE HUMILITY.  PolitiDose believes that should apply also to opinion writers who during the 2016 Presidential campaign regularly reported Trump's lies and fake news he tweeted over the internet and others use of social media to spread their hate.

But the real story that is missing is the oldest story of them all.  That is how Jesus when on earth, ran the money changers out of the Temple.  This writer believes that if Jesus walked the earth today, he would run the televangelist money makers out of their studios and arenas and would expose their lavish possessions.  

This commentary written by Joe Lorio

The Department Of Justice Confirms That President Trump Is A Liar

In response to a suit filed by an independent group to obtain the information claimed by Donald Trump that President Obama tapped his phones at Trump Tower during the 2016 Presidential campaign, the Department of Justice told the court there was no record or evidence that showed the FBI or any other government agency was ordered to tap Trump's phone by President Obama.  That filing by the Department with the court directly refutes Trump's big lie in his tweet of March 4, 2017 when he accused President Obama of ordering a tap on his phones in Trump Tower during the campaign.

Trump's lies are well known and represents how he lives, runs his business world and acts as President of the United States.  It confirms his lack of morals in his daily dealings and his disregard for the democratic process that past Presidents understood and are the foundation for America's success and unity.  Trump's ongoing lies also confirm that President Obama and Hillary Clinton's leadership stands tall in comparison to Trump.  In fact, its not even close.

Lies are corrosive and divisive, and when the President of the United States uses lies as policy and personal attacks against people he wants to harm, it indicates the country has a sick leader.  And impeachment is the only cure for the sickness in the White House.


This commentary written by Joe Lorio