Sunday, October 26, 2014

So Who Does Create Jobs?

Hillary Clinton, doing her no-bull, forceful leader number, tells an audience: "Don't let anybody tell you that it's corporations and businesses that create jobs." - Geoffrey Norman/Weekly Standard

The aggressive tone and inelegant phrasing are meant, one supposes, to convey authenticity, which has never been Mrs. Clinton’s strength as a campaigner. No news there.

But what of the content – such as it is – of the remark? Mrs. Clinton could be forgiven for thinking that corporations and businesses exist solely to provide big paydays for politically connected guest speakers. But then, who does create jobs in the Clinton universe? If, that is, any jobs are being created.

Well, maybe she should look to Texas....