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It’s Obama’s fault—no wait, it’s Scott’s ...

Posted Aug 19, 2011 by Catherine Whittenburg, Tallahassee bureau

Updated Aug 19, 2011 at 05:45 PM

One of Gov. Rick Scott’s favorite pastimes may be attacking the Obama administration, but today’s employment news reinforced the extent to which the political fates of both leaders are yoked to the same economic indicators.

The Agency for Workforce Innovation reported today that Florida’s jobless rate remained stuck at 10.7 percent in July. But AWI also released a newer, considerably lower figure for jobs created in the state this year: 64,300, compared with 85,500 announced the previous month.

That’s Scott’s fault or Obama’s, depending on which side of the political aisle you sit. Either way, it’s bad news for both.

From Scott Arceneaux, Florida Democratic Party director: “Since the Governor took office his mantra has been ‘jobs, jobs, jobs’, but his actions – and today’s report of rising unemployment – speak louder than his words. Florida has lost over 22,000 jobs, yet another indication that Rick Scott and the Republicans care more about promoting their Tea Party agenda then creating the jobs they promised and Floridians need.”

From Adam Hasner, Republican U.S. Senate candidate: “Despite the work of state and local leaders to turn Florida’s economy around, we’re not going to start growing jobs in this state until President Obama and Senator Nelson lose theirs. Instead of the Obama-Nelson agenda of more spending, more taxing, more regulation and more debt, what we need is limited-government leaders in Washington who will focus on getting government out of the way of job creators and small businessmen and women.”