Betty Sutton

A Demonstration of Quinn’s Law: Liberals never think what they are doing is wrong, they only think they haven’t done enough of it yet

Betty Sutton, clearly the best choice for a job creation task force.

The economic stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on Feb. 17, 2009.  Betty and her cohorts promised it would help bring about a recovery for the slumping economy.   So, how is this promised help working out for OH-13? Let’s look at two numbers from recovery.gov, a website created by the Obama administration to track the recovery efforts.

Betty Sutton has spent $153,496,938.00 of recovery money in the district.   Her spending spree has created 149.5  jobs.  After a little quick math, that seems to work out to 1.26 million dollars per job.  Well done, Betty!

Back in February Betty had this to say:

“The Recovery and Reinvestment Act is simple – it is about putting our people back to work and reinvigorating our economy. The need for this legislation could not be more important. America’s families are hurting. Last month, our country lost nearly 600,000 jobs and unemployment in our country has reached a staggering 7.2 percent. These are not statistics – these are hardworking Americans who are now struggling to pay their bills, provide for their children and who are wondering how they can afford health insurance. Today’s legislation is aimed squarely at restoring the promise of the middle class to our hard-working families.

Ohio has been hit particularly hard, with a statewide unemployment rate of 7.8%. Today’s legislation is expected to save or create 133,000 jobs throughout Ohio, providing families with the opportunity to regain or obtain wages they need and desire. It also provides our state with necessary resources to help stabilize the local economy and address other challenges. Ohio’s schools will receive approximately $2.7 billion for necessary school improvements and programs for our children. Our state will also receive over $3 billion in federal funding for Medicaid, ensuring that our most vulnerable citizens receive the healthcare they need and deserve.”

This is Congresswoman Sutton from today. Democrats work on multibillion-dollar jobs package L.A. Times

“The stimulus boosted employment but did it in a way that was not as highly visible as a lot of people would like.  It did so in somewhat of a scattershot approach — a job here and a job there, trickled out over time. . . . Far too many Americans are without a job, and far too many more are worried about what tomorrow is going to bring.”

Since the stimulus bill was enacted in February, the United States has lost 2.8 million jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Job losses increased in 29 states, including Ohio, last month.  Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services reported that the state’s unemployment rate rose to 10.5 percent in October, up from 10.1 percent in September.

Now President Obama, Betty Sutton and the Democratic majority in Congress are assembling a new jobs package that would devote billions of additional dollars to projects meant to put people back on payrolls in 2010 and keep them working.

All of this is proof that Betty Sutton is the perfect choice to co-chair a task force on job creation.  Let’s just hope the other guy knows what he’s doing.