President Obama: We are on a bumpy road to economic recovery

I really don't think that most of America really knew how bad things really were. Alot of that has to do with the fact that, President Bush was leaving office. Our focus was on all of the names that had decided they were running for president. Because of that, Congress was able to sit on their hands and do nothing about alot of these issues. Since his election, the President has been trying to tell us that things are worse than we think and that we will have to make some tough choices. I hope we give him time to implement his plan.

President Barack Obama on Friday told workers at a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, that the economy is on a bumpy “road to recovery,” hours after the release of a lackluster jobs report.

“This economy took a big hit,” Obama said. “Just like if you have a bad illness … it’s going to take a while for you to mend, and that’s what’s happening to our economy.”

Without mentioning the Labor Department’s May jobs report that showed the unemployment rate increasing from 9 percent to 9.1 percent, Obama said the economy has faced “headwinds” in recent months, including rising gas prices, the earthquake in Japan and instability in the Middle East.

“We’re going to pass through some rough terrain that even a Wrangler would have a tough time with,” Obama said, in reference to the Jeep truck produced at the Toledo plant. The quip was met with boos from the otherwise supportive employees in the audience.

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