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Politicians Live In Wonderland: Do Not Disturb

Posted on: February 2nd, 2010

Politicians Live In Wonderland: Do Not Disturb   THOMAS SOWELL   February 2, 2010   There was a recent flap because three different members of the Obama administration, on three different Sunday TV talk shows, gave three widely differing estimates of how many jobs the president has created.   That should not have been surprising, except as a sign of political sloppiness in not getting their stories together beforehand. They were simply doing what Barack Obama himself does - namely, just pulling numbers out of thin air.   However, being more skilled at creating illusions, the president does it with more of an air of certainty, as if he has gone around and counted the new jobs himself.   The big question that seldom - if ever - gets asked in the mainstream media is whether these are a net increase in jobs. Since the only resources that the government has are the ... ...[more]