Sometimes a picture (or in this case a chart) is worth a thousand words. That is why I am replicating the e-mail below from Obama for America. Hopefully they won't mind since I'm hopefully helping their message reach a wider audience.
"Wondering what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- President Obama's stimulus bill -- has accomplished? Look at this:
One year ago tomorrow, after tens of thousands of you shared stories and called your representatives, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.And while this anniversary isn't a cause for celebration, there is reason to be optimistic. This chart makes it clear: We're on the road to recovery.Still, we know there is a long way to go. Many Americans are still struggling, and creating jobs remains President Obama's top priority.Click here to learn more about the President's record on the economy, what we're doing to put more Americans back to work, and get easy-to-share information you can pass on to friends and family:http://www.blogger.com/ Thanks for making change happen."
I don't know about you but I'm really tired of hearing Republicans complaining about the perceived lack of progress, particularly when obstructionist Republicans in Congress have been responsible for throwing sand into the machinery of reform at every opportunity. The chart above shows just hwo deeply we as a country were in the weeds by the end of the Bush II administration, and how much progress has been made to reverse job losses since Obama took office. I'm sharing this because it's hard to dispute factual evidence, and this is proof that under Obama's guidance our economy has started to turn around. Yes, lots of people are still out of work and I certainly feel for them and wish something could be done about this overnight, but it took us years to get into this mess and it's going to take us a while to dig ourselves out. But now at least we're on the right path, and we've got to stick with it.
Peace,
AuntieM
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