The first drop

Instead of boring everyone with an introduction of who I am and what I am here for I will go straight into the meat of the opinions and just all around fun stuff. There has been a lot going in in the past few days, so there is no time here to sit and babble about nothing.

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the current unemployment rate in this country is holding 9.1%. Believe it or not, that is not the highest unemployment rate in the past 30 years, and yes, that does include the 10.1% in October 2009. Back in November of 1982, this country had a 10.8% unemployment rate, which was during the modern conservative's "god" Ronald Regan. Going with more stats, at the end of Bill Clinton's term we have as low as a 3.8% unemployment rate as of April 2000. Three years later, under George Bush, and a Republican lead House and Senate, it spiked to a 6.1% in May of 2003.

The unemployment rate came back down, but came down to a 4.6% Oct 2006, but was on the rise from there on out. This is before the Democrats took back the house and senate in 2006. Many people are pointing fingers at the Democrats for the reason for large unemployment numbers, but take this into consideration. Through out the Bush administration many corporations started outsourcing to places like India, and China. This was a problem that was brought up during the 2004 presidential election, and the majority of Americans stood against outsourcing, and even believed it hurt the economy. Of course, the story goes Bush won re-election, and was a "lame duck" according to many from the start of his second term. Forcing some regulation here would keep jobs in America.

Now, here is what we have come to. Unemployment does not appear it wants to budge lower, and the numbers are starting to show steps backwards, hence there being no new jobs created last month. Yes, a goose egg. The mid-term election had a slew of candidates appear to run on the platform of wanting to create jobs, and focus on the American people, hasn't happened yet. Almost a year in their position, and they have not done anything. If anything they have forced anti-job creating policies, see Wisconsin union busting law. Finally, President Barack Obama is pushing hard to create jobs, and showing his cards that appear to follow Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, which focused on infrastructure jobs.

Can someone please tell me what is so bad about updating schools, fixing roads, and our outdated infrastructure? Anybody? According to Republicans Mitch McConnell, and Eric Cantor, Obama is "playing politics." Meanwhile, Obama has said it isn't about him winning re-election, it is about getting people to work now, not in 14 months when the Republicans may take back the White House. Sadly the president did cave to some Republican wants, like more tax cuts for the rich, and such. They are speaking out against this plan. While this bill that is being proposed isn't as popular among the American people as one might think. Why? Tax cuts. The American people have been lead on to believe that tax cuts would create jobs over the last decade, which it has done nothing but make corporations want to keep their money more.

The correct answer to my poll that appears below, is both are playing politics, but one party is playing it in favor of the American people, one is not. Food for thought. During the debt ceiling debate Republicans wanted tax cuts otherwise they would have let the country default, and would have shoveled all the blame on Obama for not acting. Even this chunk of awesome, Eric Cantor was quoted before saying that there would be no aide to those effected by Irene until there were more tax cuts. Yes, he said that, look it up. Now, McConnell said this country is a two party system and Obama needs to know how to compromise...

Huh?

Wait, Mr. McConnell, refresh my memory. This is a two party system, and there needs to be compromise? How many times have you and your Republicans made compromise since Obama became president. You have also said that it is your mission to make Mr. Obama a one term president. You have the nerve to call him out for playing politics. I am flat out disgusted. I didn't even get a chance to mention all the "compromise" the  Democrats have made with Republicans just to get simple legislature passed in the house.

So for now this country will sit in the hands of the most unpopular congress ever, and all that the American people can do is wait for the rest of the country to come to their senses. There is a reason why we are call the United States, and right now this country is so far divided, and it is very sad. Our founding fathers would frown upon the Democrats, and be furious at the Republicans. So again, we sit and wait... Again...

(All quote have been paraphrased from assorted sources like AP, MSNBC, Huffington Post.)