"The Private Sector Is Doing Fine”

Whom the gods would destroy ,.....

Obama is heading for the moment where in der BUNKER, surrounded by Axelrod, Jarret, Burton and Holder he complains of Steiner’s failure to attack.

 The truth of the matter is that, as I said, we created 4.3 million jobs over the last 27 months, over 800,000 just this year alone. 

The private sector is doing fine. Where we’re seeing weaknesses in our economy have to do with state and local government. Oftentimes cuts initiated by, you know, Governors or mayors who are not getting the kind of help that they have in the past from the federal government and who don’t have the same kind of flexibility as the federal government in dealing with fewer revenues coming in. 

And so, you know, if Republicans want to be helpful, if they really want to move forward and put people back to work, what they should be thinking about is how do we help state and local governments