Fox News has an outstanding fact check up on the State of the Union.
Some higlights:
- Obama claims to have created over 6 millions jobs. That does not count the hemorrhaging of jobs in the early part of his administration--funny. He starts counting when the most people were out of work--NOT at the beginning of his term. So really, net job creation for Obama: 1.2 million.
- Obama says we can drive twice as far on a gallon of gasoline. That is, in essence, a load of malarkey. Car manufacturers haven't even begun to make the changes that are supposed to accomplish that goal by 2025! If you find a non-electric, non-hybrid (ie affordable) car that gets 54 miles to the gallon, let me know!
- According to an HHS study last year, any gains made by children in Head Start programs largely disappear by third grade, disputing Obama's grand claims about the impact of pre-K programs. That's what public education will do to an advanced youngster.
Read the article here.
