Reader Questions

Well, it seems that our friends over at B4B have discovered our little lemonade stand here, as you can tell from the comments thread on the previous post (hi, guys!). And it seems they have a whole bunch of questions for us.

Well, we're happy to oblige. We're all about information here at Blogs for Bush Rebutted.

To start with, there's this question from someone who goes by the handle 'Democrat for Bush', who was raised to believe that 'if you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all'. S/he wants to know:

Are ALL of the women who support Kerry pigs?

No. No, they are not. Thanks for asking!

Next comes a question from someone called 'iopian', who asks:

How does a president have the worst job creation record since Hoover yet more people are currently employed than in any period of our history?

First, I want to salute iopian for his/her willingness to admit that Bush has the worst job creation record since Hoover. I hope we on the left can be as forthright about our candidate's shortcomings.

The answer to the question is simple: there are two measures for employment. One is the so-called 'household survey', which polls households about how many members are employed, and the other is the 'payroll survey', which asks businesses how many workers they have employed. By the household survey, there has been a net creation of about 700,000 jobs; by the payroll survey, a net loss of more than 2 million jobs since Bush took office, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

We can argue all day about which measure is the correct one. I'll just leave this topic by pointing out that Alan Greenspan believes the payroll survey is the most accurate.

Great question, iopian! You made it extra-challenging by not providing a link for the 'more people currently employed' statement, though!

Iopian also has a question about why I said Iraq is 'falling into the hands of armed militias' in my previous post:

What enlightened piece of intel are you privy to that the rest of us aren't?

Actually, I'm not privy to any kind of special intelligence data. Why, I just pick up a newspaper and read that Moqtada Sadr's militias control two cities (Najaf and Kufa) and part of Baghdad now, even though they didn't control them, say, six months ago.

It looks like I was the one who forgot to supply a link on that one. Thanks for keeping me on my toes!

Finally, Democrat for Bush chimes in again with one last question:

Since you're not blogging, what exactly are the 5 of you actually doing?

Well, I can't speak for the other contributors; I've been at work since 8 AM. But you're wrong in your assumption that I haven't been blogging! I was up really late last night working on another blog of mine. Please check it out, if you haven't already, and tell them Diogenes sent you!

This is great. I hope Democrat for Bush, iopian and the rest of the B4B gang will come and visit often. We'll keep the red carpet rolled out for you!