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WASHINGTON, D.C. House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today released a new YouTube video targeting the failure of Washington Democrats trillion-dollar stimulus bill and asking where are the jobs? The tongue-in-cheek web video, inspired by a classic 1984 TV commercial by now-Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), features a job-sniffing GOP bloodhound named Ellie Mae and a down-home voiceover by Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).

This is a lighthearted web video, but the underlying point is no laughing matter, Boehner said. At a time when Americans are looking to Washington for leadership, the trillion-dollar stimulus has been a wasteful failure. Americans were promised the stimulus would keep the unemployment rate from going above eight percent. Its now at 9.4 percent, and rising. Where are the jobs?




In the video, job-sniffing bloodhounds follow the stimulus money trail across the nation in search of the millions of jobs the Obama Administration promised to save or create if the trillion-dollar spending bill were enacted. The trail takes them to AIG Headquarters in New York City, where stimulus funds were used to pay big bonuses to top executives; to Wisconsin, where stimulus funds are paying for repairs to a bridge that reportedly carries about 260 cars per day, many to a place called Rustys Backwater Saloon, according to a June 16 report in the Wall Street Journal; and to North Carolina, where stimulus funds were reportedly used by one town to hire a new worker whose job is to apply for more stimulus funds from Washington.




A real stimulus would help small businesses across America get back on their feet and create jobs. Washington hasnt tried that yet. Instead weve made government bigger, wasted taxpayers money, and piled new debt on our children and grandchildren, Boehner said. Republicans have put forth a better solution a plan that recognizes small business, not government, is the engine of the American economy. We hope Washington Democrats will work with us in the months ahead to make it a reality.

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[A86]

@surfsalem7 - If you want to blame the Democrats for implementing the CRA you could also blame the Republicans for none of them repealing the CRA in all these years (such as Reagan, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. leaving it be). Blaming the CRA is also a red herring as the majority of the delinquent loans were not even given by the CRA:

(.) traigerlaw (.) com / publications / traiger _ hinckley _ llp _ cra _ foreclosure _ study _ 1 - 7 - 08 (.) pdf

CRA loans were only 23% of all loans.

[A86]

@surfsalem7 - "it was the housing crisis brought on by, you guessed it, Democrats"

This is some historical revisionism if I've ever seen any. The Housing Crisis was mostly brought on by Bush and Hank Paulson's Zero Down-Payment Loans and the American Dream Initiative which handed out sub-prime loans with loan shark interest rates to anyone and everyone no questions asked. The CRA loans have been in effect since the late 1970s without much incident for most of its history.

[truthofevolution]

maybe you should do your job and read politifact and other fact check which call this statement an utter lie. 2-4 million jobs have been created by the stimulus according to many neutral sources. The fact that I have to spend 5 minutes of my time cleaning up after the despicable bullshit that you smear, Mr. Boehner speaks poorly of you and your party.

[DDeeter26]

well lets just say we can blame Americans for no jobs... when you buy everything made in China then thats who has the jobs... start buying American made

[A86]

@itsjustme2919 - But of course Democrats blame past Presidents too. My point was that blaming past Presidents is nothing unique to Democrats or liberals. Both parties/sides do it when it's convenient.

"I meant the college records etc"

We haven't seen Bush or Kerry's college records either. Just reports of what their records supposedly say. I can't find copies of any other candidate's college records either. Obama did become Law School President. He must have been at least okay.

[A86]

@itsjustme2919 - "As far as the bitching about Jimmy Carter goes, I don't hear many people doing that"

Talk about America's economic problems. Most Republicans will inevitably blame, other than Obama, FDR, LBJ, Jimmy Carter and/or Bill Clinton.

[A86]

@itsjustme2919 - "he brought the soldiers home"

While the job wasn't done and knowing it probably couldn't be done. That's just as bad as sending them over initially. LBJ had the graces to admit failure and bow out and not run for reelection. Nixon never admitted to failure or took responsibility for re-activating the failed war.

[itsjustme2919]

@A86 Yes, they have been blocking most of the policies as Democrats have been blocking most of the Republican policies. Astute observation. Genius really. Democrats have had control of the houses much more than Republicans, and don't make me pull out history books and start citations. You will get ground up and blown away. As far as the bitching about Jimmy Carter goes, I don't hear many people doing that. But historians agree he was the worst President ever. Nice guy, just in over his head.

[itsjustme2919]

@A86 No no not the birth certificate. I don't doubt he's a citizen. Whether or not Obama Sr. is his father is another story but that doesn't mean anything. I meant the college records etc. Thats what I mean. Those are not viewable online. Every other candidate had to share records. Sara Palin had to share emails (which nothing juicy was found in). So please read before you argue.

[itsjustme2919]

@A86 Okay, well I guess Anthony Wiener is a saint then. Laura Bush did admit fault for crash have you read her biography? Obama's past drug use. (everyone attacks Bush for it, but I guess Dems have lower standards) Richard Nixon didn't have to admit fault he brought the soldiers home while Lyndon Johnson sent them KNOWING it was going to be a failure! Get another fucking clue.