"The lack of job creation has caused an unemployment crisis for our country."
"Instead of 'focusing like a laser beam' on the unemployment crisis, President Obama and congressional Democrats have spent most of this year promoting misguided initiatives."
"It is appropriate for the American people to assess how well this Administration's economic policies are working. They are not. They have failed."
"The U.S. has the worst performance in terms of unemployment rate among the major developed economies since the stimulus bill was enacted."
"The deficit is becoming frightening and threatens our economic recovery."
"Unemployment skyrockets far past White House projections and promises."
"I fear that we may well be facing a 'job-loss' recovery as U.C.L.A. economist Lee Ohanian recently warned."
"Today's numbers are bad news for American workers. The unemployment rate has reached 10.2 percent, a 26-year high."
"Clearly, we have a problem. Regarding the stimulus claims of 650,000 new jobs created or saved, there have been a series of investigative reports that reveal false reporting and corrupt data."
"we do need to stop punishing success in this country."
"The truth is, this is President Obama's stimulus, it is his budget, it is his bailout, it is his housing programs, and it's time, I think, to take responsibility for those actions."