Obama's 'breathtaking deception'

Tony Fratto of CNBC has a problem with Barack Obama's bogus "jobs saved" claim:

"After nearly twenty years in Washington I thought I've seen every trick ever conceived, but the White House claims of "jobs saved" attributed to the stimulus bill is unrivaled. What causes the jaw to drop is not just the breathtaking deception of the claim, but the gullibility of the Washington press corps to continue reporting it."

If I -- or even my predecessors in the Clinton Administration -- had tried to pull off this ridiculous gimmick we would have been run out of town. I don't even believe it's possible to look back and accurately measure the "job-saving" impact of Bush or Clinton Administration policies, let alone to measure in real time, or project into the future.

On Friday the BLS will release its estimate of May job losses. They will also report their revisions for March and April. And White House officials will once again gear up the spin machine on how many jobs have been "saved".

A self-respecting press corps would vigorously question the White House on their claims. We'll see if we have one.

Read 'The White House 'Jobs-Saved' Deception' at the CNBC Web site.