Why do Republicans keep calling Obama a job killer? (employment, Congress, death)

[Bostonian123]

According to the official BLS numbers, the private sector has created more jobs in Obama's first term then Bush's.

Can someone explain their reasoning to me?

[EinsteinsGhost]

The reasoning is same as calling him: Muslim, Pinko, Commie, Socialist, Fascist, Nazi, America-hater, Kenyan...

In other words, no reasoning at all, pure politics.

[hnsq]

Originally Posted by Bostonian123

According to the official BLS numbers, the private sector has created more jobs in Obama's first term then Bush's.

Can someone explain their reasoning to me?

It is funny that you think either president has any meaningful affect whatsoever on how many jobs were created in the private sector.

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by hnsq

It is funny that you think either president has any meaningful affect whatsoever on how many jobs were created in the private sector.

It is funny that you're not questioning those who call him job-killer. Or, as usual, only a one-sided rule applies?

[kevinm]

Bush was starting from FULL EMPLOYMENT. No much need for new jobs in a booming economy.

Barry got to start after the reset button was pushed when the Democrats took over the Congress and the economy nosedived.

[Zembonez]

Originally Posted by hnsq

It is funny that you think either president has any meaningful affect whatsoever on how many jobs were created in the private sector.

^^^ Truth.

[Tom9]

Why do Republicans keep calling Obama a job killer?

Probably because they can't call him by that name they really want to.

[alphamale]

You're all right.

He's doing a heck of a job.

[TheFix]

For the same reason they claim he was a Kenyan with a fake birth certificate, or that Osama Bin Laden is still alive and his death was faked.

Being a Republican might very well be a clinical mental disorder.

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by kevinm

Bush was starting from FULL EMPLOYMENT. No much need for new jobs in a booming economy.

1- Define "full employment".
2- Reality check: This nation saw 2.9 million jobs dropped out of private sector in first three years after Bush took office.

Jan 2001-Dec 2003: -2.9 million jobs
Jan 2004-Dec 2006: +6.0 million jobs
Jan 2007-Dec 2008: -3.8 million jobs

Net private sector job growth in eight years (ignoring the continued drop in 2009): -0.7 million.
Net civilian labor force growth in eight years: +10.3 million jobs.

That is not how "full employment" is supposed to look. For that, look at the mid-late 90s (beginning sometime in 1993).