Welcome to your Tuesday open thread. It’s Tuesday and it’s open thread time, how much better can it be? Share your thoughts below.
Republicans are already trying to take credit for the increasing signs of economic recovery. The sad thing is that this will probably work because voters have short memories.
It took less than three weeks for the new Republican Congressional leadership to claim credit for an apparent economic upturn.
An aide to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Brian Patrick, emailed reporters this morning:
THERE ARE THE JOBS: Republicans Prevent Massive Tax Increase, Economy Begins to Improve: U.S. companies plan to hire more workers in the coming months amid growing optimism over the economy, a quarterly survey released Monday showed, providing further evidence that the jobs market is turning around. In the fourth-quarter poll of 84 companies by the National Association for Business Economics found 42% of companies interviewed, ranging from manufacturing to finance, expect to boost jobs in the six months ahead. That’s up from 29% in the first three months of 2010. Only 7% in the latest survey predict they will shed jobs in the coming six months, down from 23% at the start of last year.
The Dow Jones wire story Patrick linked makes no mention of the GOP.
I think we really need to worry about the recovery because the stimulus has ended and now stares will have to lay off more employees. Budget will be priorities 1, 2 and 3 in Delaware.
Tim Pawlenty (T-Paw) is trying to get attention in a crowded GOP presidential field. He premiered this Hollywood movie trailer-like commercial. What do you think?
I kinda like it. Do you think it will work?