The problem is, other media sources and editorial boards don’t
seem to think it’s a big deal. And god forbid conservative radio talk hosts
bring up the subject. It proves once again they’re not concerned with successful
policy ideas, just power and control of our state government.
How bad do you have to fail before something is done?
And Democrats, how long will it be before you hit the media
trail with a consistent message of outrage over Walker’s one biggest failure. They’re
missing in action again and learned nothing from the Wisconsin 14. Democrats
are again a party on defense, whining about the Republican agenda instead of
advancing their own. I hate this party.
And I hate what Walker’s Wisconsin has become. This isn’t
just Walker’s failure, it’s the parties ideological failure, and that’s what
scares them:
Job creation in Wisconsin slowed markedly between July and September, according to the most recent available government data deemed credible by economists. According to a report Friday from the state Department of Workforce Development, the state added 20,481 private-sector jobs in the 12-months that ended September - with most of the weakness in the final three months of that period. That 12-month increase is a little more than half of the average gain of 37,355 for the preceding seven quarterly reports.
Remember, Walker is the darling of the Republican Party
right now and a presidential hopeful. Why his record isn't dragging him down
can be laid at the feet of our elected Democratic politicians who can't drive the point home, and the compliant
statewide media.
The final nail in the coffin, and a line that should be
memorized by every Democratic official:
Friday's report also contained the weakest reading since the 12 months of September 2009 to September 2010 - a period that overlapped with the last recession.Seriously, can it get any worse than that?
Yes, yes it can.
ReplyDeleteCES (seasonally unadjusted) has been tracking changes in the QCEW reports described in the article very closely since December 2011, something it didn't do earlier in that year (but had tracked its changes well for at least the decade before that).
CES points to a 2012 net gain of just under 10,000 private sector jobs; the CPS that measures employment points to 15,000. Those numbers will have their primary revisions out on March 14th.
It's virtually inconceivable that when the December 2012 QCEW data comes out will be any better than 20,000.
The other thing that boggles my
ReplyDeleteMind is why no Dems are talking about the drop in wages that the same report showed. So not only are there very few jobs being created (on a time where the rest of the country continues to recover from the recession), but Wisconsinites aren't getting paid for the ones they do have.
It is failing in any way conceivable, and the Dems should be out with a full ad campaign drilling this point home. But I see nothing on my airwaves except Club for Greed Roggensack ads. WHY?