Obama touts job increase ... census jobs!

Originally posted by USArmyParatrooper
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Obama: "But even if you put those temporary jobs aside, there's no doubt that we saw another month of private sector job growth"

This is 100% true. The fact is we saw a net jobs increase even without the Census jobs.[/b]

"just 41,000 after rising 218,000 in April"

maybe he'd better jet down to Louisiana so's he don't have to hang around Washington explaining the poor jobs report.

and so says Bob Herbert, as well

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/opinion/08herbert.html?src=me&ref=general

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Unemployment is crushing families and stifling the prospects of young people. Given that reality, President Obama’s take on the May numbers seemed oddly out of touch. “This report,” he said, “is a sign that our economy is getting stronger by the day.”

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