I thought I had heard all the names (at least in polite company) by which John Kerry could be called. I was wrong. We have to add "hypocritical" to the ever growing list.
Ever since the Labor Department released the unemployment figures for August, John Kerry has railed against the President for the high number of people who are employed.
What did he said at the end of Clinton's first term. You got it . . . NOTHING! The average unemployment rate under Clinton during his first term was 6.00 percent. The average unemployment rate under Bush during his first term was 5.53 percent. Anyway you slice it, Bush has done significantly better in his first term than Clinton. Oh, by the way, Clinton didn't have a war to fight either.
Once again again, Kerry has exposed himself to be the shallow, truth-distorting, hypocritical Democrat that he has long been accused of being.
Clinton Year Rate Average
1st Year Average 1993 6.5 6.91
2nd Year Average 1994 5.5 6.10
3rd Year Average 1995 5.6 5.59
4th Year Average 1996 5.4 5.41
Average for 1st Term 6.00
Bush Year Rate Average
1st Year Average 2001 5.7 4.76
2nd Year Average 2002 6.0 5.78
3rd Year Average 2003 5.7 5.99
4th Year Average 2004 5.4 5.58 (As of September 3, 2004)
Average for 1st Term 5.53
For those of the Democratic party that say (not necessarily believe) that the United States can not fight a war without ignoring their needs, consider:
Opposed the Iraq War Unemployment Rate Provided Most Of the Troops Unemployment Rate
Germany - 9.8% United States - 5.4%
France - 9.4% United Kingdom - 4.7%
Russia - 7.9%
Canada - 7.3%