7.29.2004

Unhappy with Your Crappy Bush Economy Job? Pop a Prozac

These people just are NOT redeemable:

A campaign worker for President Bush (news - web sites) said on Thursday American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones -- or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better.

"Why don't they get new jobs if they're unhappy -- or go on Prozac?" said Susan Sheybani, an assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry Holt.

The comment was apparently directed to a colleague who was transferring a phone call from a reporter asking about job quality, and who overheard the remark.

When told the Prozac comment had been overheard, Sheybani said: "Oh, I was just kidding."

While recent employment growth has buoyed Bush's economic record, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) has argued the new jobs are not as good as those lost due to outsourcing in recent years.
Gee, is that why the president's taking an antidepressant?

And which other job should these people get, Bush Lady? Wal-Mart? Mickey-D's? Lockheed-Martin contractor in Saudi Arabia? Halliburton truck driver in Iraq? Which? Or maybe everyone should just enlist.