Obama's Spar Over New Jobs

This article is about how President Obama and his GOP critics engaged in a war Friday over news that the economy had added 162,000 jobs in March. Obama claimed credit for a economic recovery while Republicans argued the administration has stifled stronger potential growth. Obama claims the country has successfully "turned the corner" and said "This has been a harrowing time for our country, but the worst of the storm is over." The comment that began the war was Obama stated "we cant forget the failed economic policies that got us into this mess." After this statement, Republican Chairman Michael Steele blasted the president. Michael Steele replied with, "It is unacceptable for President Obama to declare economic success when unemployment remains at 9.7 percent and a large portion of the job growth came from temporary boost in government employment." I think this war attracted a lot of media attention. I think this issue gained media attention because President Obama and Republican Michael Steele are both big political figures and it shows the power each of them have and how people believe both of their opinions about job availability in our country. They are both providing their own speech acts by expressing their opinons and conveying meaning. They are both persuading and providing reasons for how they view the job market and it is up to society to decide who to believe.