^^^ what a lack of understanding about the labor market in that post. Unemployment simply can't go much lower when we are at or close to full employment as we are. Job growth is going to stagnate. Nature of the beast.

What we need to see now is some wage growth which, based on recent reports, is starting..

[Edited on June 14, 2016 at 11:39 AM. Reason : If you can't find a job right now it's on you and your skillset, not Obama or Congress]

[Edited on June 14, 2016 at 11:43 AM. Reason : Also, small business sentiment is still trending higher ]

6/14/2016 11:38:14 AM

How did he fail to protect the citizenry? What was his failure?

6/14/2016 11:38:18 AM

he failed to fake the evidence from the wiretap or the undercover agent that would have been needed for the FBI to actually find anything out about the orlando shooter when they were investigating him, for starters.

6/14/2016 12:31:43 PM

ny post:

Quote :

"Idiotic: That’s the only word for the Obama administration’s move to scrub references to Islam or ISIS from the transcripts of Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen’s calls. Under an avalanche of ridicule, the Justice Department on Monday relented and released the full transcripts. But what was the point? Everyone already knew that he’d pledged allegiance to ISIS and its “caliph.” Fine: President Obama wants to make this about gun control, not terrorism — but ham-handed editing only calls attention to what you’re deleting, and to Obama’s peevish rules against uttering terms like “radical Islam.” Just look at the redactions: Mateen: “I pledge of allegiance to [omitted]. “I pledge allegiance to [omitted] may God protect him [in Arabic], on behalf of [omitted].” All the omissions did was make Team Obama look determined to keep its head in the sand about the nature of the enemy. Even the “explanations” sounded dumb. Here’s Attorney General Loretta Lynch on ABC’s “This Week”: “What we’re not going to do is further proclaim this man’s pledges of allegiance to terrorist groups, and further his propaganda.” Further his propaganda? Seriously? The answer to Islamist jihad is to black out the words? Lynch never did anything this absurd in all her years as US Attorney here in New York, so you know the order came down from above. It’s also idiocy déjà vu: Four years ago, Team Obama made then-UN Ambassador Susan Rice tour all the Sunday shows to blame the deadly Benghazi attack on an Internet video, rather than on the terrorist plot they all knew it was. She looked a fool once the administration finally admitted the truth, just as Loretta Lynch does now. It makes you wonder: Who at the White House feels compelled to send women of color out to humiliate themselves on national TV?"

[Edited on June 20, 2016 at 9:57 PM. Reason : \]

6/20/2016 9:57:27 PM

^ Yeah, that was idiotic decision by Obama admin.

The guy still seems to be more of a mentally disturbed self-hating gay who used ISIS as an excuse, he's way less of an Islamist than the san bernadino shooters, but this was no reason to release the edited transcript the way they did.

6/21/2016 10:59:45 PM

Not sure why they would do that. Seems silly and the lack of transparency and willingness to show that maybe ISIS has affected normalcy is far more dangerous than a crazy guy claiming allegiance.

Also feeds in to the asinine conspiracy theories..

6/22/2016 10:02:47 AM

SCOTUS overturned Obama's illegal immigration executive action.



[Edited on June 23, 2016 at 1:19 PM. Reason : Texas Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX's statement]

6/23/2016 1:18:32 PM

not exactly

6/23/2016 1:44:16 PM

?

6/23/2016 2:35:17 PM

the court deadlocked, so the SCOTUS didn't overturn anything, a lower court's decision just stands

and that lower decision is about an injunction, not a final court decision which hasn't been made yet

it's a loss for the white house, but its not accurate to say SCOTUS overturned his plan, and since the SCOTUS didn't overturn the plan, other groups will just sue for the plan to be implemented and another court will see this issue.

(and then there is the entire thing about a democrat getting to pick the next justice, and clinton's pick will be much more liberal than obama's)

6/23/2016 3:02:34 PM

The decision the lower court ruled was that the President exceeded his executive authority.

It doesn't matter what the issue was about.

The Court is designed to ensure the President doesn't exceed his executive authority.

6/24/2016 5:51:44 PM

the previous ruling was just an injunction

also, because the court deadlocked, nothing is final yet

6/24/2016 8:03:23 PM

Quote :

"At a White House meeting with foreign diplomats Friday, President Obama lamented that “so many children” were killed or hurt in the “sickening attack” in Nice. He said he spoke to Hollande earlier in the day and pledged that the United States would stand with France “as we defend our nations against this scourge of terrorism and violence.” “These terrorists are targeting and killing innocent people of all backgrounds and faiths, including Muslims,” Obama said. He vowed to “keep taking out” Islamic State leaders on the battlefield. “We will not be deterred,” he said. “We will not relent. .?.?. We are going to destroy this vile terrorist organization.”"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/as-france-probes-latest-carnage-officials-warn-that-terror-threats-will-stalk-for-a-long-time/2016/07/15/1dce56da-4a74-11e6-acbc-4d4870a079da_story.html

7/15/2016 3:49:07 PM

This has got to be one of the worst last year's of any recent president.

With all the shit going on at home and abroad I actually feel bad for Obama.

7/15/2016 4:44:27 PM

lol really? Worse than the global economic crash 8 short years ago?



[Edited on July 15, 2016 at 5:17 PM. Reason : .]

7/15/2016 5:17:39 PM

Settle down guy, it wasn't a criticism of your sainted leader.

Also one of the worst, didn't say it was the worst. It's been a ridiculously tough year.

7/15/2016 5:26:28 PM

I don't even think it's the worst year of his Presidency. That was probably 2010 when it looked like all his policy achievements were turning to ash and the GOP won back the House.

7/15/2016 5:28:27 PM

obama would make a great king in a british style system. he's great at inspirational speeches about the country and where it needs to go. thats where his greatness begins and ends.

7/15/2016 5:36:03 PM

Quote :

"obama would make a great king in a british style system"

Yeah...I would love to see him get up in front of Parliament. He'd melt into one big stuttering mess on the floor.

7/18/2016 11:07:32 PM

Cool wet dream bro.

7/18/2016 11:16:58 PM

God damn, he should be impeached for ever appointing that clearly unstable general to a prominent role.

7/18/2016 11:18:28 PM

Seven Years Later, Recovery Remains the Weakest of the Post-World War II Era

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/07/29/seven-years-later-recovery-remains-the-weakest-of-the-post-world-war-ii-era/

8/1/2016 9:09:03 AM

Well it was the deepest recession since the 1920s and for some reason no large infrastructure spending took place.

8/1/2016 9:59:47 AM

^Good point. So at least the worst president since the great depression. More negative credibility points.

8/1/2016 10:45:09 AM

Let's see, he's going to leave office with very high popularity, zero scandals, and a litany of achievements that will put him in the pantheon of progressive hero Presidents. I'd say he's our Reagan, except he's only 54 years old, isn't suffering from dementia, and didn't let him wife run the country via witchcraft for the last 2 years. The Islamic Shock™ is going to be terrorizing you assholes for next 30-40 years. Meanwhile, what has the GOP's policy of pure obstructionism and race baiting over the last 8 years earned them? Donald J. Trump. Enjoy!

8/1/2016 11:05:38 AM

Quote :

"will put him in the pantheon of progressive hero Presidents."

And yet, still the worst president since the great depression.

8/1/2016 11:31:30 AM

Hold that L buddy, hold it proud and tight, right next to your AR-15 and "Make America Great Again" cap.

8/1/2016 11:35:29 AM

If only government had been allowed to spend its way out of a recession like it did under that loose cannon Reagan.

8/1/2016 11:41:21 AM

the guy who can't count is calling him the worst president since the depression

perfect

8/1/2016 12:07:18 PM

the depression of 08

8/1/2016 12:10:30 PM

Sent cash to Iran as ransom for hostages. What a freaking failure of a presidency.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cash-to-iran-as-americans-were-freed-1470181874?mod=e2tw

8/2/2016 9:37:04 PM

That isn't news. However...

"YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT TRUMP SAID ABOUT DERP A DERP"

Now that is front page shit. Also say something about he hates babies.

8/2/2016 10:31:33 PM

Wasn't that money that was negotiated as part of the Iranian deal? essentially the US kept Arms payments from Iran after their revolution, so it's just settling up with them. Just because the STATE RUN MEDIA in Iran reports it as a ransom doesn't mean shit, I mean they also report that Iran is building high-tech jet fighters and women without hijab are an abomination.

It's just yet another way we continue to pay for the mistakes of the Reagan administration, over and over and over(such a freakin failure of a presidency).

8/3/2016 6:50:04 AM

Didn't realize WSJ was Iran state run media.

8/3/2016 8:46:38 AM

Well I can't read the WSJ link since it's paywalled, so instead I found a link describing the article:

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/02/us-sent-400-million-in-cash-to-iran-as-prisoners-were-freed-wsj-reports.html

And it said

Quote :

" The cash has been portrayed as ransom payment by the Iranian press, although the country's foreign ministry didn't respond to a request for comment, the WSJ added."

8/3/2016 8:52:16 AM

It's not the WSJ or even Iran saying it was a ransom payment. It's Senator Tom Cotton, whose been lieing about the Iran deal for over a year.

8/3/2016 9:36:54 AM

it wasn't a ransom payment. it was the return of money that iran had paid to the US for weapons before their revolution. of course, if someone wants to believe otherwise, i think we all know they will. because MSM or some other bullshit.

the funny part is that the LIBRUUUUUUL NYT reported on this back in Jan when it actually happened. In guess the trump campaign kept the arrow in the quiver when they realized the idiot trumpkins didn't pick up on it back then. too bad trump's too busy wishing he had earned a purple heart, shitting on crying babies, and stabbing paul ryand and john mccain in the back for this to matter to anyone other than the idiots like JCE

[Edited on August 3, 2016 at 10:36 AM. Reason : .]

8/3/2016 10:32:16 AM

Wait, did the guy that can't even understand his own sources call me an idiot? Oh no my feelings!

Quote :

"today you should learn that violent victimization means that they are the victim of a violent crime, not the perpetrator. whoops!"

Also, it totally wasn't a ransom payment! Obama just happened to make that payment, secretly, at the exact same time as the hostages were released. In an unmarked cargo plane, with multiple currencies. After Iran demanded money for the hostages. It totally wasn't ransom, we just owed them! If it was really ransom, wouldn't the liberal media be reporting on it more, instead of "Trump kicks out crying baby, durp herp a derp".

[Edited on August 3, 2016 at 12:48 PM. Reason : .]

8/3/2016 12:41:15 PM

"Durp herp a derp" sounds like something an idiot racist robot would say.

8/3/2016 1:09:42 PM

It also sounds like a clickbait headline a brain-dead SJW would fap to.

8/3/2016 1:16:18 PM

durp herp a derp

8/3/2016 1:22:56 PM

What happened to the transparency and openness Obama campaigned on? Shady, shady, shady.

8/3/2016 4:18:01 PM

It was literally announced the day after it happened, 1/19, you fucking neanderthal.



[Edited on August 3, 2016 at 4:23 PM. Reason : .]

8/3/2016 4:22:05 PM

Ah yes, a $400MM secret cash payment was coincidentally made on the day of the release of 4 American hostages. This kind of thing happens every day.

8/3/2016 4:59:53 PM

Do we have a policy against ransoms?

Seems like the ends justifies the means here, we give money to other states all the time to achieve diplomatic goals-- and in this case it's Iran's own money. This is preferable to bombs and threats and other coercions isn't it?

Iran is anti-ISIS and their society is probably one of the more progressive ones as far is Muslim countries go. They aren't a terrorist organization that AlQaeda or ISIS that would look to kidnappings as a source of income.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-03/women-share-photos-of-men-in-hijabs-to-protest-iran-veil-law/7677084

8/3/2016 5:54:42 PM

Quote :

"Do we have a policy against ransoms?"

hell yes.



[Edited on August 3, 2016 at 6:14 PM. Reason : s]

8/3/2016 6:08:30 PM

Weren't all the particulars of this transfer (what it was for, and how it would be done) reported on in January?

It's not like they tried to do it in secret and got caught.

8/3/2016 6:32:32 PM

^they didnt say anything about the 400 mil back then

8/3/2016 7:02:19 PM

Seems like the only rogue entity here is all the US governments since that incident for stealing money from another country for 30+ years.

8/3/2016 7:24:40 PM

Quote :

"they didnt say anything about the 400 mil back then"

Yes they did doofus.



[Edited on August 3, 2016 at 8:18 PM. Reason : ^ how did you miss that?]

8/3/2016 8:16:58 PM