Really, Rep Matsui? How dumb do you think we are?

So, today, the Democrats rolled out another mockable (mock, mock, mock) twitter hashtag: #AskDems.  This was for some "virtual town-hall" (the only kind they like ever since their constituents actually started showing up and asking questions).

I submitted a few- mostly purely mocking, but some semi-legit.  One was this:

#AskDems If the economy is doing better, why are there still ~500K fewer people employed today than Jan 2009?

Which got the response:

@Dedicated10ther It's a deep hole we were in & still working our way out, which is why investing in education, job-training is so critical

From Representative Doris Matsui (@RepDorisMatsui for those who wish to mock her).

Really? Representative?  That's your answer?  "It's a deep hole?"

Barack Obama "Inherited" an economy on par with what Ronald Reagan "Inherited" from Jimmy Carter.  In many respects it was much better off.

Because of his policies, and 2 years of Democrat control of the White House and Congress, we spiked to 10%+ (official) unemployment.  Written law was subverted, and the ability for the economy to right itself was disrupted.

With the Tea Party uprising of 2010, we've put a bake on some of the worse ideas, but that's about all.

You OWN the economy, Democrats.  Every lost job, every foreclosed home, every bankrupt business: you own them.  Why should I listen to you on anything?

But, to take you at your word: "Investing in education" does not require that the tax-payer be on the hook for loans taken so someone could study African Tribal Bongo Evolution.  Investing in job-training does no good if the jobs for which people are trained don't exist.