...I'm okay with being REALITY-based.




Friday, May 23, 2003
      ( 3:46 PM )
 
Take the Atrios Challenge

Atrios has challenged W:

The Bush administration is claiming that
there will average 306,000 net new jobs per
month over the next 18 month. If that
happens, I promise to vote for him. Now,
what will he promise if it doesn't?

But Wampum has upped the stakes:

Clinton, the job-making machine of this half-century
only averaged 268,000 jobs a month. If Bush can do
306,000 jobs a month, I'll not only vote for him, but
jump out a cake at his inaugural.

Current news on jobs:
Reuters reported yesterday that claims for unemployment rose to 428,000. Up 7,000 in a week. And that's just people who CLAIM unemployment, it doesn't count those who've fallen off the rolls because they've been out of work for so long, and it doesn't count all the jobless who can't or don't claim unemployment.

I'm thinking Atrios and Wampum might just win their bets....

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