Hatch Doesn't Know Why Dems Are 'So Doggone Stupid'

Hatch is right. Obviously, the way to produce more jobs is to give corporations more money, more power, more autonomy and more control over government.

Of course, when those jobs don't materialize, Hatch's only response (if any) will be something along the lines of "Hey, this is a free country, not Soviet Russia! Those CEOs don't *have* to do anything! If they want to spend all the money we gave them on gold-plated toilet seats, I say, more power to them! After all, without those CEOs running things, where would all the jobs come from?"

I agree that the Dems are stupid -- but only for playing ball with Republicans.

From the AP, who paraphrased Obama at the jobs summit today:

"But, mindful of growing anxiety about federal deficits, Obama also tempered his upbeat talk with an acknowledgment that government resources could only go so far and that it is primarily up to the private sector to create large numbers of new jobs."

What Mr. Hatch said today:

"I don't know why people on the other side are so doggone stupid that they think the federal government is going to produce jobs?"

I can wonder at an opponent's stupidity too, if I completely fabricate what it is they're saying.

Another note: If the Federal Government cannot create jobs, then the unemployment rate isn't Obama's problem, right? He has no control, so you can't hang it around his neck.

Republicans need to make a decision. Either the government CAN produce jobs, in which case they need to get out of the way and let Obama do HIS job...

...or it can't, and they need to STFU about Obama not doing enough to create jobs.

Have the government hire private companies to do the necessary upgrades to our infrastructure, electric grid, green technologies and retrofitting buildings for maximum energy sufficiency. Institute single payer health care for all Americans. Everyone is equally covered, cradle to grave. Scale back on military adventurism while staying strong. We will all pay more in taxes but we will have a decent society. Become the world leader instead of lagger in alternative energy manufacturing. Go meatless one day per week. Be a partner to the world. Find a way to use nano technologies to filter sea water before we are fighting water wars. It's a small planet, start acting as if we were aware of that.

Does Utah have any M-I-C contracts?

Orrin Hatch calls Dems stupid. Apparently he's forgotten all about the previous occupant of the White House. My cat is smarter than W.

Orrin is just another (of many!) senile old white guys, all pissed off because the brown hordes are taking over the 'merka they love. You know, the one that never really existed.

It may be that small business support can go hand in hand with government jobs as well?
Lest we forget... small time government jobs are the ones that teach our children.

Hatch is right. Obviously, the way to produce more jobs is to give corporations more money, more power, more autonomy and more control over government.

Hatch must've missed the this story...

Yeah who does this President think he is? (snark snark)

It's because most of them have a higher world view than you do senator. I know you can't possibly understand this but when you are at a lower world view... everyone you don't understand seems stupid to you... you think you are more evolved than they are...
and well senator... YOU are ACTUALLY more ignorant than most of them... case and point, just about everything that comes out of your mouth.

What I can't get over is how darn stupid the supply-siders have ALWAYS been. A little tip for you, Warren ... demand drives supply, not the other way around.

He is actually arguing (with a straight face, no less) than giving small business tax breaks right now will cause them expand, increase inventories and hire new employees. I don't care how large a tax break they get, they are going to pocket the cash until demand increases to the point that they NEED to expand, increase inventories and hire new employees to handle the increased business.

Hatch's answer to the anchor's question is worthless.

Saying,"Because this is America, and it's always worked like that," and and citing no hard economic evidence is not really a thorough analysis.

But he has a point. Democrats are being stupid -- but it's for not saying the thing that Hatch accuses them of saying. They should indeed declare, "People are hurting. Let's use the federal government to create jobs," but unfortunately the jobs summit today demonstrated that their preferred option is bolstering big businesses. Hatch and every other corporatist should be happy.

A job is a job. FDR created millions of jobs with the WPA. Americans were grateful for it. Government jobs ARE JOBS! Shut up and go skiing, Hatchmuffin!

Why have the republicans sent all our jobs to china? Why are they so goddamn stupid. Something has got to be done to correct what Perot said eighteen years ago to correct the giant sucking sound that has closed all our factories and made for a bleak future for our children. It seems that FREE TRADE isn't all that it is cracked up to be.

This is the only thing I agree with Orrin Hatch on. The Dems are stupid but not for the reasons he mentioned. They are stupid because they buy into the whole trickle down theory and the free market theories that the GOP buys into. Tax cuts aren't going to work if no one is buying because we're losing our jobs. The government needs to step in and create jobs to get the economy going again and create demand. There is so much our country needs to do to catch up to the 21st century but going back to 19th century tax system isn't going to help us.

Is this guy related to Rep. Steve King, he sound very familiar. Stupid is as stupid does. These people don't seem to be able to be civil anymore, name calling - REALLY. I believe they just cannot come to terms with their complete and utter failure for their unreasonable support for Bush's out of control spending that is responsible for our current budget failures after their tax cuts for the rich during Bush's two WARS! Talk about STUPID. I'm sure he would go to the old Republican standby - DENIAL of any responsibility!!!

If you ever share an airport privy with this "esteemed" senator, move your right foot as far to the left as you can. If he succeeds in tapping your right foot...Do not move. Strange occurrences happen in the fly-over zone. This is a fact. The rest of Hatch's mutterings are BS!