“The Economic Reality Tour” dogs Bush Bus Trip [View All]

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“Where’s my job?” Northfield man asks
July 30, 2003
RICHFIELD — You would think John Andrew, an unemployed father of two, would be the kind of person that Bush administration officials would want to meet during their “Jobs and Growth” tour. But the Northfield man, who has driven to each stop on the tour for the past three days, has mostly seen the tailpipe of the Bush bus.
Andrew lost his job last week at a software company in Eagan. The company – which he declined to name, saying it, too, “is a victim of the economy” – has cut its workforce in half from a peak of 65 employees. “They have a great product,” he said, “but they can’t sell it because companies are afraid to spend money. No one wants to invest.”
Andrew, a University of Chicago graduate, said he was “pissed” when he heard that Cabinet officials were touring Wisconsin and Minnesota promoting what he calls “wrongheaded policies.” So he decided to follow them around. “I’m spending a week protesting,” he said. “There is no leadership in guiding this economy. They’re governing through fear. That’s the exact opposite of what we need to generate confidence.”

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Addressing a crowd gathered to protest in St. Paul Wednesday, Andrew said, “Well, I have a message for him. Just wait ’til we kick you out at the next election.”
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