The U.S. Labor Department reported the economy created 214,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell to 5.8%. For the last 10 months the economy created on average of over 200,000 jobs per month. The department also said 31,000 more jobs were added for August and September than was previously reported.
The President's policies continue to work, and slowly but surely are returning the country to full employment. The business community are even on board and predicting a great Christmas shopping season and continued expansion of the economy. And where are the republican's in congress and the conservative media? Well, they are still in denial, preaching fear and still have no record of accomplishments in congress or in the previous republican administration.
The republican non participation in the economy is nothing new, it happened during the Clinton administration also. The democratic controlled congress passed Clinton's economic and budget plans in 1993 and every republican in congress voted against it. Clinton's policies were so successful the republicans in the U.S. House impeached him. They are now on the same path with Obama talking about impeachment.
In the first part of next year wages for middle class Americans will start to grow again. They were down approximately $2500 on Bush 43 watch and are still down on Obama's watch so it is important that the President not let the republicans mess with the economy on their own terms.
The Obama administration is keeping with previous democratic traditions concerning job creation and the economy. That is, every democratic administration that succeeded a republican administration created more jobs than the republican administration it replaced. This writer outlined the reasons why in my three part
series with conclusion titled, "The U.S. Economy: Which Party Performs Best." dated 1/27/08.
Yes, another economic recovery is in progress on the democratic watch and yes, the republican party is still AWOL.
Also see my previous commentary titled, "Job Creation For Presidential Terms: 1929-2008" dated 11/5/2010
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
The November Elections: Its Not About Who Won Or Loss, Its About History.
The republican party won enough seats in the U.S.Senate to become the majority party in that chamber. It was not the first time it ever happened. It was the third time since 1956 that they did so in replacing a democratic controlled Senate.
The election will be debated on cable TV for the next several weeks but the real story will not be told there. Attack ads paid for by special interest groups use their wealth on ads not to articulate what the candidate they support stands for, the candidate's position on the issues or the candidates accomplishments. Instead it is negative attack ads (usually false) on the opponent. And unfortunately it works. The special interest groups who pay for those ads have little respect for the voting public.
The republican's will be the majority in the Senate come January even though they can not claim any record of accomplishment for the country and its people. They will now claim the people spoke but less than 50% of the eligible voters took part in the election nationwide. In fact channel 8 in New Orleans reported it was the lowest turn out since 1942. There is no mandate. History has a way of sobering people up and in 2016 this process will take place again. That is when the people will understand what had actually taken place in the previous two years.
The most important thing the President can do now is keep the republican party away from the economy, job creation and the budget because their party's record on those issues is terrible. It will not be much longer till the country is at full employment thanks to a democratic administration. The President also needs to veto the extreme agenda of the republicans when it comes up and surely it will come up.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The voting public according to all the polls (not just for the Nov. elections) gave a more favorable rating by far to President Obama than members of congress. Yet the majority of the candidates for congress who were reelected were incumbents. In other words the voters reelected those they said they were the most dissatisfied with.
This writer was on the tread mill at the fitness center the day before the elections when the Fox News Network put on the TV screen a poll that showed Bill Cassidy leading at 50% of the vote. This writer had seen no report on New Orleans TV or in the Times Picayune or the New Orleans Advocate that showed any poll with Cassidy at that number. When the final vote was counted Cassidy received 41% of the vote. Fox never named the poll, it was simply just another attempt to mislead the voters.
As of this writing, President Obama has accomplished more for the country and its people than the previous administration, even when the republicans controlled both houses of congress. The President has also kept the country, its people and our men and women in uniform safer. He can be proud of his record des;pite the constant noisy attacks.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
The election will be debated on cable TV for the next several weeks but the real story will not be told there. Attack ads paid for by special interest groups use their wealth on ads not to articulate what the candidate they support stands for, the candidate's position on the issues or the candidates accomplishments. Instead it is negative attack ads (usually false) on the opponent. And unfortunately it works. The special interest groups who pay for those ads have little respect for the voting public.
The republican's will be the majority in the Senate come January even though they can not claim any record of accomplishment for the country and its people. They will now claim the people spoke but less than 50% of the eligible voters took part in the election nationwide. In fact channel 8 in New Orleans reported it was the lowest turn out since 1942. There is no mandate. History has a way of sobering people up and in 2016 this process will take place again. That is when the people will understand what had actually taken place in the previous two years.
The most important thing the President can do now is keep the republican party away from the economy, job creation and the budget because their party's record on those issues is terrible. It will not be much longer till the country is at full employment thanks to a democratic administration. The President also needs to veto the extreme agenda of the republicans when it comes up and surely it will come up.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The voting public according to all the polls (not just for the Nov. elections) gave a more favorable rating by far to President Obama than members of congress. Yet the majority of the candidates for congress who were reelected were incumbents. In other words the voters reelected those they said they were the most dissatisfied with.
This writer was on the tread mill at the fitness center the day before the elections when the Fox News Network put on the TV screen a poll that showed Bill Cassidy leading at 50% of the vote. This writer had seen no report on New Orleans TV or in the Times Picayune or the New Orleans Advocate that showed any poll with Cassidy at that number. When the final vote was counted Cassidy received 41% of the vote. Fox never named the poll, it was simply just another attempt to mislead the voters.
As of this writing, President Obama has accomplished more for the country and its people than the previous administration, even when the republicans controlled both houses of congress. The President has also kept the country, its people and our men and women in uniform safer. He can be proud of his record des;pite the constant noisy attacks.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Monday, November 3, 2014
James Varney: His Ignorance Is Self Inflicted.
Varney, in a Times Picayune commentary of 11/3/14 titled, "Crusade Against Fracking Utterly Crazy" tries to justify a Republican Senate report that says, "Obama and His Left Wing Environmental Allies Have Declared War On America's Energy Sector." He then goes on to show his ignorance concerning the subject matter. (Reports by republicans on committee matters are known to be defective. Remember Benghazi, The IRS and etc.)
First of all most fracking operations are done on the state level and not the federal level so fracking is regulated by the states who are involved. Varney has forgotten that it is the property owners and citizens of St. Tammany Parish that oppose fracking in their Parish, not the President. Varney also talks about production being down on federal land but forgets to mention that Oil and Gas production in the United States is at its highest level in many, many years and the United States is less dependent on foreign oil today than 10 years ago and it has happened on President Obama's watch. Does that sound like a War against America's energy sector?
Varney goes on to fairy tale land to rail against government regulations for the energy industry. Well lets do a little comparison. The B.P. Offshore blowout affected many people, including 11 rig workers killed. It also was an environmental disaster. Federal regulations are holding B.P. liable and the federal courts are inforcing those regulations with fines and penalties. Whereas for the past 40 plus years state regulations have been ignored by both the State of Louisiana and the Oil industry for their rape of the Louisiana environment with their onshore drilling operations. The Levee Board had to sue and Jindal has done everything he can to block thesuit.
The bottom line is the Oil and Gas industry has had its best years under Democratic administrations and the price of a barrel of oil and gallon of gasoline has been at its most reasonable level for the people under Democratic administrations also. Varney is a ditto head conservative republican for the same reason as his cohorts. They have nothing positive to talk about concerning the Bush 43 administration so what are they to do? Well, go on the attack against the President and any democrat in general, government regulations and those who care about the environment. Its the broken record of a party with no positive accomplishments. Varney should have more respect for his readers. When you think you are elite there is no character or courage.
See my previous commentary:
Drilling Offshore Louisiana In The Gulf of Mexico: Facts and Nothing But The Facts dated 7/22/2011
The Republican Trademark: High Oil and Gas Prices dated 5/15/2008.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
First of all most fracking operations are done on the state level and not the federal level so fracking is regulated by the states who are involved. Varney has forgotten that it is the property owners and citizens of St. Tammany Parish that oppose fracking in their Parish, not the President. Varney also talks about production being down on federal land but forgets to mention that Oil and Gas production in the United States is at its highest level in many, many years and the United States is less dependent on foreign oil today than 10 years ago and it has happened on President Obama's watch. Does that sound like a War against America's energy sector?
Varney goes on to fairy tale land to rail against government regulations for the energy industry. Well lets do a little comparison. The B.P. Offshore blowout affected many people, including 11 rig workers killed. It also was an environmental disaster. Federal regulations are holding B.P. liable and the federal courts are inforcing those regulations with fines and penalties. Whereas for the past 40 plus years state regulations have been ignored by both the State of Louisiana and the Oil industry for their rape of the Louisiana environment with their onshore drilling operations. The Levee Board had to sue and Jindal has done everything he can to block thesuit.
The bottom line is the Oil and Gas industry has had its best years under Democratic administrations and the price of a barrel of oil and gallon of gasoline has been at its most reasonable level for the people under Democratic administrations also. Varney is a ditto head conservative republican for the same reason as his cohorts. They have nothing positive to talk about concerning the Bush 43 administration so what are they to do? Well, go on the attack against the President and any democrat in general, government regulations and those who care about the environment. Its the broken record of a party with no positive accomplishments. Varney should have more respect for his readers. When you think you are elite there is no character or courage.
See my previous commentary:
Drilling Offshore Louisiana In The Gulf of Mexico: Facts and Nothing But The Facts dated 7/22/2011
The Republican Trademark: High Oil and Gas Prices dated 5/15/2008.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow: Better Late Than Never.
Rachel Maddow on her show this past Friday pointed out how well the economy is performing with job creaion, lower unimployment, a prediction of continued economic expansion and the fact that the economy grew by 3.5% during the third quarter. Yet she and other journalists have had many months to talk about the economic progress that has been made under the Obama administration and has failed to do so.
"PolitiDose" has not only been reporting the good economic news on a regular basis for several years to its readers but actually predicted it would happen long ago. Those things are not hard to understand if you follow the facts of previous democratic administrations and disregard all the nonsense noise of conservative republicans in congress or conservative journalists.
All one has to do is log onto the CBO, OMB, the U.S. Dept. of Labor, the TreasuryDepartment and other federal agencies that keep the actual official tally concerning the economy, job creation, deficit spending, the national debt and a host of other information.
Journalists betray their responsibility to the people when they push stories that do not counter the lies of the noise machines in the news media, especially cable news. They let so much important news go unreported for the sake of sound bites, hype and the ratings race, the news becomes one big blob of propaganda.
"PolitiDose" will continue to talk about facts and make predictions based on past performance on what ever the subject matters exists and hopefully people of good judgement will understand that understanding the past is the key to a better future.
See my commentary titled, An Economic Turnaround: Job Creation, and Fiscal Stability, There Is A Precedent. dated 12/14/09
This commentary written by John Lucia.
"PolitiDose" has not only been reporting the good economic news on a regular basis for several years to its readers but actually predicted it would happen long ago. Those things are not hard to understand if you follow the facts of previous democratic administrations and disregard all the nonsense noise of conservative republicans in congress or conservative journalists.
All one has to do is log onto the CBO, OMB, the U.S. Dept. of Labor, the TreasuryDepartment and other federal agencies that keep the actual official tally concerning the economy, job creation, deficit spending, the national debt and a host of other information.
Journalists betray their responsibility to the people when they push stories that do not counter the lies of the noise machines in the news media, especially cable news. They let so much important news go unreported for the sake of sound bites, hype and the ratings race, the news becomes one big blob of propaganda.
"PolitiDose" will continue to talk about facts and make predictions based on past performance on what ever the subject matters exists and hopefully people of good judgement will understand that understanding the past is the key to a better future.
See my commentary titled, An Economic Turnaround: Job Creation, and Fiscal Stability, There Is A Precedent. dated 12/14/09
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
More Proof That Louisiana's Tax Exemptions and Tax Breaks For PetroChemical Plants in Louisiana Are Not Needed.
Marty Durban, President and CEO of America's Natural Gas Alliance, Washington, D.C came to New Orleans and spoke before the Louisiana Chemical Association the week of 10/14/14 and wrote a letter to the editors that was published in the Times Picayune. Durban said the following in his letter. Natural Gas's role as a building block for the petrochemical industry which makes states such as Louisiana with abundant and affordable natural gas an ideal environment for investment in the industrial sector.
Those words are proof that state tax exemptions and tax breaks are not necessary for industrial investment and development in Louisiana. Louisiana has the affordable natural gas to fuel those plants and the necessary vacant land to build them and the ports to export their products. How many other states can offer that? Durban goes on in the letter to the editor and list several petrochemical plants that are in the works to be built in Louisiana because of the advantages listed above. Durban never mentioned any thing about tax breaks being a factor in those plants being located here although I feel sure he knows they exist.
What those unnecessary tax breaks are doing is giving away Louisiana's natural gas advantage and resources and what the natural gas and petrochemical industry will not openly tell the people is that there will be more natural gas and by products exported out of those plants than will be used in Louisiana. Why? Because they can export natural gas at triple the price in Louisiana. And one day Louisiana will be paying that same high price while the industry keeps enjoying their tax breaks.
The Free Enterprise System does not exist in America any more. It is the Special Interest System that does and it is driven by special interest and our political leaders.
This commentary written By John Lucia
Those words are proof that state tax exemptions and tax breaks are not necessary for industrial investment and development in Louisiana. Louisiana has the affordable natural gas to fuel those plants and the necessary vacant land to build them and the ports to export their products. How many other states can offer that? Durban goes on in the letter to the editor and list several petrochemical plants that are in the works to be built in Louisiana because of the advantages listed above. Durban never mentioned any thing about tax breaks being a factor in those plants being located here although I feel sure he knows they exist.
What those unnecessary tax breaks are doing is giving away Louisiana's natural gas advantage and resources and what the natural gas and petrochemical industry will not openly tell the people is that there will be more natural gas and by products exported out of those plants than will be used in Louisiana. Why? Because they can export natural gas at triple the price in Louisiana. And one day Louisiana will be paying that same high price while the industry keeps enjoying their tax breaks.
The Free Enterprise System does not exist in America any more. It is the Special Interest System that does and it is driven by special interest and our political leaders.
This commentary written By John Lucia
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Bill Cassidy And His Party Has Given The Voters Good Reason To Reelect U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu
The reason is she supports America's President, Barack Obama. It was the democratic controlled congress in the early part of Obama's administration that passed the President's stimulus package to move the economy out of Cassidy's party'great recession. It was that same package that has given the country 55 straight months of positive job creation and has lowered the unemployment rate to 5.9%. The latest economic reports on the economy, job creation, lower unemployment and a increace in middle class income are all positive for the future.
It was Landrieu and her party's vote that created the Affordable Care Act and brought health insurance to 14 million people who were uninsured. That includes those insured under the medicaid part of the ACA. Those who have been insured in Louisiana under the ACA will experience a smaller increase in their premiums next year than the insurance companies offered in the past.
It has been President Obama who has kept America safe from terror attacks and who brought Bin Laden to justice. The President has also kept our men and women in uniform out of combat operations in Iraq despite the rhetoric from republicans John MCCain and Lindsey Graham who want to see American troops involved in combat operations again.
The President's policy on reducing the federal deficit is working and has reversed the massive deficit spending of the revious administration. Total federal spending has increased at its smallest rate since the Clinton administration. The Bush tax cuts that favored the wealthy have been scaled back and the economy and jobs continue to grow despite Cassidy and his prty's predictions it would be a job killer and increase unemployment. (They must have had the Bush administration on their mind.)
The President's party passed immigration reform in the U.S. Senate and a package to rebuild the nations infrastructure long ago that Cassidy and his party in the U.S. House has refused to take up and even debate the issue because they lack courage. Landrieu supports the President's position on equal pay for women and raising the minimum wage and improving the ACA if necessary. Cassidy opposes all of that. Landrieu has also sponsored and voted on the federal level legislation that benefited Louisiana over the course of her service in the U.S. Senate.
Landrieu supported America's President and votes for and supports his policies most of the time. Cassidy and his party vowed to obstruct America's President and voted with the majority of his party in the U.S. House 98% of the time. Mary's Louisiana support of the President's policies turned the country around for the betterment of the people. Cassidy's vow and obstruction vote take us back to 2008 and the policies that failed.
Senator Landrieu has had the courage to take a stand on the issues and spell out her position. Cassidy lacks the courage to take a stand on the issues and spell out his position. There is no courage involved in blaming others and voting to obstruct. In fact it does not even take brains to do that. Bill Cssidy, the doctor, has a fever. The correct prescription to treat his fever is to reelect Mary Landrieu.
Senator Landrieu stands with America's President when it comes to moving the country and its people forward. Cassidy stands with an ideology that is unAmerican in nature and the same failed policies of his own party the last time they ran the country. This writer will take Landrieu's 97% of the time vote with the President's policies over the 98% of the Cassidy vote in the republican controlled U.S. House to obstruct.
A vote for Mary Landrieu is a vote for America and its people to continue the advances made during the last five and half years.
This commentary written by John Lucia
It was Landrieu and her party's vote that created the Affordable Care Act and brought health insurance to 14 million people who were uninsured. That includes those insured under the medicaid part of the ACA. Those who have been insured in Louisiana under the ACA will experience a smaller increase in their premiums next year than the insurance companies offered in the past.
It has been President Obama who has kept America safe from terror attacks and who brought Bin Laden to justice. The President has also kept our men and women in uniform out of combat operations in Iraq despite the rhetoric from republicans John MCCain and Lindsey Graham who want to see American troops involved in combat operations again.
The President's policy on reducing the federal deficit is working and has reversed the massive deficit spending of the revious administration. Total federal spending has increased at its smallest rate since the Clinton administration. The Bush tax cuts that favored the wealthy have been scaled back and the economy and jobs continue to grow despite Cassidy and his prty's predictions it would be a job killer and increase unemployment. (They must have had the Bush administration on their mind.)
The President's party passed immigration reform in the U.S. Senate and a package to rebuild the nations infrastructure long ago that Cassidy and his party in the U.S. House has refused to take up and even debate the issue because they lack courage. Landrieu supports the President's position on equal pay for women and raising the minimum wage and improving the ACA if necessary. Cassidy opposes all of that. Landrieu has also sponsored and voted on the federal level legislation that benefited Louisiana over the course of her service in the U.S. Senate.
Landrieu supported America's President and votes for and supports his policies most of the time. Cassidy and his party vowed to obstruct America's President and voted with the majority of his party in the U.S. House 98% of the time. Mary's Louisiana support of the President's policies turned the country around for the betterment of the people. Cassidy's vow and obstruction vote take us back to 2008 and the policies that failed.
Senator Landrieu has had the courage to take a stand on the issues and spell out her position. Cassidy lacks the courage to take a stand on the issues and spell out his position. There is no courage involved in blaming others and voting to obstruct. In fact it does not even take brains to do that. Bill Cssidy, the doctor, has a fever. The correct prescription to treat his fever is to reelect Mary Landrieu.
Senator Landrieu stands with America's President when it comes to moving the country and its people forward. Cassidy stands with an ideology that is unAmerican in nature and the same failed policies of his own party the last time they ran the country. This writer will take Landrieu's 97% of the time vote with the President's policies over the 98% of the Cassidy vote in the republican controlled U.S. House to obstruct.
A vote for Mary Landrieu is a vote for America and its people to continue the advances made during the last five and half years.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Monday, October 27, 2014
The Wisdom Of President Harry Truman: The Story Continues.
One of President Truman's famous saying was, America was not built on fear, America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. Those words are more relevant today and relate to what is taking place in the country.
The conservative news media, especially the Fox News Network, conservative journalists and republican's in congress are using fear as a scare tactic in the run up to the November elections. Ebola, immigration, the ACA, ISIS, Benghazi and a host of other fear related stories. President Clinton did not have many quoted sayings as Truman but he did say over and over, "the only way republicans can win elections is by dividing the people." And of course that is what fear is all about, division.
Added to the fear factor is the statement, "Obama can not be trusted." Not close to being an original statement, just another fear seed to be planted in people's mind. Of course, the latest number show that the President is more popular than the people who are trying to drive a wedge between the voters and the President.
Fear is not a new tactic, it is just being carried to a new level. Remember those awesome WMD that Saddam and the threat they posed to America? Or what about those mobile chemical labs? Those who use fear tactics are insecure people who can not compete in the real world. It is a symptom of their inability to offer the people any thing of a constructive nature.
And yes my friends, that is why democratic administrations are able to offer America and its people a better way of life.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
The conservative news media, especially the Fox News Network, conservative journalists and republican's in congress are using fear as a scare tactic in the run up to the November elections. Ebola, immigration, the ACA, ISIS, Benghazi and a host of other fear related stories. President Clinton did not have many quoted sayings as Truman but he did say over and over, "the only way republicans can win elections is by dividing the people." And of course that is what fear is all about, division.
Added to the fear factor is the statement, "Obama can not be trusted." Not close to being an original statement, just another fear seed to be planted in people's mind. Of course, the latest number show that the President is more popular than the people who are trying to drive a wedge between the voters and the President.
Fear is not a new tactic, it is just being carried to a new level. Remember those awesome WMD that Saddam and the threat they posed to America? Or what about those mobile chemical labs? Those who use fear tactics are insecure people who can not compete in the real world. It is a symptom of their inability to offer the people any thing of a constructive nature.
And yes my friends, that is why democratic administrations are able to offer America and its people a better way of life.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
The LSU Fighting Tigers 10 The Rebels Of Ole Miss 7
THE GAME in Tiger stadium Saturday returned the spark to this writers generation who were fortunate to witness and live the rivalry of LSU-Ole Miss during the late 50's and the decade of the 60's and 70's. Who can forget the legendry games they played and the chant, "Go to hell Ole Miss, Go to hell" and of course the Ole Miss fans would return the favor.
That rivalry has been absent far too many years and hopefully Saturday night's game will be the beginning and renewal for a newer generation that can witness and live the greatest feeling only a Tiger fan can understand. The game fit the mold of that past "Golden Era" when Ole Miss coach Johnny Vaught's team were the offensive powerhouse and LSU's Paul Dietzel and Charlie Mac's teams were the defensive powerhouse. Saturday's game was a struggle just like those past games were.
The 10-7 score even duplicated the score of a game LSU also won not too many years after Billy Cannon's famous run. It was LSU's defense that preserved a win in the last few minutes of the ball games in that Golden Era and also Saturday night.
The names of all the players and the coaches have changed but Tiger fans were vocal and once again the atmosphere was electric. LSU was ready to play and brought back a lot of good memories for this old timer. My grandson Jefferry was in the stands Saturday night in Tiger stadium and is an avid sports fan of LSU. I am happy that he was able to see and experience what I did long ago because you have to live it and be there to understand. He was also able to do something I was never able to do, "flood the field after the game was over." That had to be awesome.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
That rivalry has been absent far too many years and hopefully Saturday night's game will be the beginning and renewal for a newer generation that can witness and live the greatest feeling only a Tiger fan can understand. The game fit the mold of that past "Golden Era" when Ole Miss coach Johnny Vaught's team were the offensive powerhouse and LSU's Paul Dietzel and Charlie Mac's teams were the defensive powerhouse. Saturday's game was a struggle just like those past games were.
The 10-7 score even duplicated the score of a game LSU also won not too many years after Billy Cannon's famous run. It was LSU's defense that preserved a win in the last few minutes of the ball games in that Golden Era and also Saturday night.
The names of all the players and the coaches have changed but Tiger fans were vocal and once again the atmosphere was electric. LSU was ready to play and brought back a lot of good memories for this old timer. My grandson Jefferry was in the stands Saturday night in Tiger stadium and is an avid sports fan of LSU. I am happy that he was able to see and experience what I did long ago because you have to live it and be there to understand. He was also able to do something I was never able to do, "flood the field after the game was over." That had to be awesome.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Unemployment Nationwide Vs. Unemployment In Louisiana. Update, The Numbers Tell The Story.
When Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal took office in January 2008 the Louisiana unemployment rate stood at 3.8%. The Louisiana Workforce Commission announced that the unemployment rate in September 2014 in Louisiana was 6%. In the 80 months Jindal has been governor the unemployment rate in Louisiana has increased 2.2% as of September last month.
The unemployment rate nationally when President Obama took office in January 2009 was 7.8%. In September 2014 the national unemployment rate was 5.9%. In the 60 months the President has been in office the national unemployment rate declined 1.9% as of September 2014. Despite all the negative attacks by Jindal on the U.S. Economy, job creation and Obama's policies, the President has done a better job at reducing the national unemployment rate than Jindal has done in reducing the Louisiana unemployment rate.
One has to consider the fact that the state of the national economy has an affect on states economy, job creation and unemployment. We saw that during past recessions and economic recovery on the national level and experienced that during the 2008 recession and the economic recovery that is taking place now nationally. State's economy does not cross state lines and help another state economy, but the national economy crosses the line of all 50 states and has an affect on them.
There are governors such as Jindal who like to place blame and are incapable of giving any credit to the President for any positive advancement in the national economy, job creation and lowering unemployment. To do so would remind the people that it is once again a democratic administration that is moving the country and its opeople forward out of another republican recession. Does any one remember Jindal or any other Louisiana official serving in congress blaming Bush for the 2008 recession or the record job losses? This writer does not remember any one of those doing so.
The 6% unemployment rate for Louisiana in September was the 5th straight month that unemployment has increased while 31 other states unemployment rate decreased in the same month. When democratic governor Kathleen Blanco took office in January 2004 the number of people employed (non-farm) in Louisiana was 1,916,247 and when she left office in January 2008 the number of people employed was 1,972,655 an increase of 56,308 employed in the 4 years she served.
When Jindal took office in January 2008 the number of people employed in Louisiana was 1,972,655 and on September 30, 2014 the number of people employed in Louisiana was 1,987,900 an increase in employment of 15,245 in the 6 years and 8 months he has served so far. Governor Blanco did a better job than Jindal has done so far and Jindal has been in the job 2 years and 8 months longer than Blanco.
There were 77,393 unemployed in Louisiana when Blanco left office in Janury 2008. In September 2014 there were 129,724 unemployed on Jindal's watch. Makes no difference be it the state or federal level, democratic administrations perform better than republican administrations where it counts most in moving the people forward. And of course, its the reason republicans are always in the attack mode against democrats. When you can't compete, try to destroy and be negative against the other party.
When Blanco left office her administration left a surplus close to a billion dollars to the Jindal administration which he blew big time like Bush did on the federal level with the surplus left by President Clinton. And as of this writing Jindal has not balanced one state budget except by gimmicks. (explained in previous commentary in PolitiDose) In the news recently is the story by Louisiana state Treasurer John Kennedy, a republican who pointed out Jindal used one time money from the state's insurance fund to balance the state budget and now is looking for a way to increase insurance premiums for retired state workers to shore up the fund.
As this writer has reported many times over in PolitiDose, republicans find a hundred different ways to get into the pockets of the average worker while preaching conservatism, the phony ideology. Yes there are some things that never change.
Note: All numbers shown above concerning unemployment and employment concerning Louisiana taken from the records of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
The unemployment rate nationally when President Obama took office in January 2009 was 7.8%. In September 2014 the national unemployment rate was 5.9%. In the 60 months the President has been in office the national unemployment rate declined 1.9% as of September 2014. Despite all the negative attacks by Jindal on the U.S. Economy, job creation and Obama's policies, the President has done a better job at reducing the national unemployment rate than Jindal has done in reducing the Louisiana unemployment rate.
One has to consider the fact that the state of the national economy has an affect on states economy, job creation and unemployment. We saw that during past recessions and economic recovery on the national level and experienced that during the 2008 recession and the economic recovery that is taking place now nationally. State's economy does not cross state lines and help another state economy, but the national economy crosses the line of all 50 states and has an affect on them.
There are governors such as Jindal who like to place blame and are incapable of giving any credit to the President for any positive advancement in the national economy, job creation and lowering unemployment. To do so would remind the people that it is once again a democratic administration that is moving the country and its opeople forward out of another republican recession. Does any one remember Jindal or any other Louisiana official serving in congress blaming Bush for the 2008 recession or the record job losses? This writer does not remember any one of those doing so.
The 6% unemployment rate for Louisiana in September was the 5th straight month that unemployment has increased while 31 other states unemployment rate decreased in the same month. When democratic governor Kathleen Blanco took office in January 2004 the number of people employed (non-farm) in Louisiana was 1,916,247 and when she left office in January 2008 the number of people employed was 1,972,655 an increase of 56,308 employed in the 4 years she served.
When Jindal took office in January 2008 the number of people employed in Louisiana was 1,972,655 and on September 30, 2014 the number of people employed in Louisiana was 1,987,900 an increase in employment of 15,245 in the 6 years and 8 months he has served so far. Governor Blanco did a better job than Jindal has done so far and Jindal has been in the job 2 years and 8 months longer than Blanco.
There were 77,393 unemployed in Louisiana when Blanco left office in Janury 2008. In September 2014 there were 129,724 unemployed on Jindal's watch. Makes no difference be it the state or federal level, democratic administrations perform better than republican administrations where it counts most in moving the people forward. And of course, its the reason republicans are always in the attack mode against democrats. When you can't compete, try to destroy and be negative against the other party.
When Blanco left office her administration left a surplus close to a billion dollars to the Jindal administration which he blew big time like Bush did on the federal level with the surplus left by President Clinton. And as of this writing Jindal has not balanced one state budget except by gimmicks. (explained in previous commentary in PolitiDose) In the news recently is the story by Louisiana state Treasurer John Kennedy, a republican who pointed out Jindal used one time money from the state's insurance fund to balance the state budget and now is looking for a way to increase insurance premiums for retired state workers to shore up the fund.
As this writer has reported many times over in PolitiDose, republicans find a hundred different ways to get into the pockets of the average worker while preaching conservatism, the phony ideology. Yes there are some things that never change.
Note: All numbers shown above concerning unemployment and employment concerning Louisiana taken from the records of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
This commentary written by John Lucia.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
The Detroit Lions Defeat The New Orleans Saints 24-23
Detroit extended the Saints loosing streak on the road Sunday in beating the Saints 24-23. The Saints are now 2-4 after six games. Their performance shows they still have their troubles despite playing well at different times during the game. And they are still wearing the look of a loser.
Brees continues to be unsure and threw a critical interception in the last few minutes of the game that Detroit converted into the winning touchdown. Brees also had a bad fourth quarter completing only 3 passes in 14 attempts. The Saints could not put Detroit away even with a 13 point lead late in the ball game.
Sports writer Jim Duncan in Monday's Times Picayune said the Saints have failed their rallying call of "Finish Strong" and if that sounds familiar its because you read it here first in PolitiDose more than a year ago. Duncan also praised the Saints for dominating 56 minutes of the game, forgetting about the last 4 minutes and that there are 60 minutes in a game. As Yankee great Yogi Berra said so many times, "It ain't over till its over." All six writers in Sunday's Times Picayune picked the Lions to win the game and restored a little of their ability to properly make a judgement based on performance rather than the usual hype.
Playing 56 minutes of competative football does not always indicate progress. Sunday's up coming game with Green Bay and playing the balance of their schedule will give the answer. The question begs, how is it that so many experience Saint players are making the same mistakes after 6 regular season games. The coaches nor the players have been able to give a reasonable answer.
And has anyone noticed the Saints still can not keep a good running back healthy during the whole season with out missing games with injury. First it was Ingram and now Thomas is out for 2 or 3 games acording to reports. The Saints have not been able to draft or trade for a good running back they could rely on for every game and this season is no different.
This commentary written by John Lucia
Brees continues to be unsure and threw a critical interception in the last few minutes of the game that Detroit converted into the winning touchdown. Brees also had a bad fourth quarter completing only 3 passes in 14 attempts. The Saints could not put Detroit away even with a 13 point lead late in the ball game.
Sports writer Jim Duncan in Monday's Times Picayune said the Saints have failed their rallying call of "Finish Strong" and if that sounds familiar its because you read it here first in PolitiDose more than a year ago. Duncan also praised the Saints for dominating 56 minutes of the game, forgetting about the last 4 minutes and that there are 60 minutes in a game. As Yankee great Yogi Berra said so many times, "It ain't over till its over." All six writers in Sunday's Times Picayune picked the Lions to win the game and restored a little of their ability to properly make a judgement based on performance rather than the usual hype.
Playing 56 minutes of competative football does not always indicate progress. Sunday's up coming game with Green Bay and playing the balance of their schedule will give the answer. The question begs, how is it that so many experience Saint players are making the same mistakes after 6 regular season games. The coaches nor the players have been able to give a reasonable answer.
And has anyone noticed the Saints still can not keep a good running back healthy during the whole season with out missing games with injury. First it was Ingram and now Thomas is out for 2 or 3 games acording to reports. The Saints have not been able to draft or trade for a good running back they could rely on for every game and this season is no different.
This commentary written by John Lucia
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