Elaine Chao one the economy Softball?

Labor Secretary Elaine Chao was on the ask the white house questions.  Typically these are worthless softball questions with just soundbite stay on message answers.

Today's session was hardball instead of softball.  I would assume that they answer the easier questions but...

You must stop out sourcing American jobs. Do not give America jobs away...

Please do your job and protect America not international companies...

the "Middle" has been wiped out. You're either "Rich" or you're "Poor". There isn't an "in-between" anymore. When can we expect to see more jobs out there?...

There were very few easy questions.  

Unfortunately Bush will not be aware of the questions or the tone of the QandA session.

Even this morning Bush was claiming that inflation is low.  Perhaps by some tecnical measure but anyone who has bought gas or goes to the grocery store has a different view on the current inflation status.

•  Forgot the link

  http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20040617.html

  by cbsturf on Thu Jun 17, 2004 at 04:31:18 PM PDT

•  thanks for the link

  interesting!

  by greatbasin2 on Thu Jun 17, 2004 at 05:57:41 PM PDT

•  Sheesh!

  Her responses sounded like those online chat sessions you have with technical support outfits where they have a series of scripted responses.  Maybe Elaine has already been outsourced to India.

  General tone:

  Questioner: I've been out of work for two years and I'm living by the skin of my teeth now that my unemployment benefits are exhausted. What are you going to do about it?

  Elaine Chao: I'm so glad you asked that question.  Just visit our careeronestop.com web site and that should resolve your problem.

  by chrischross on Thu Jun 17, 2004 at 06:41:59 PM PDT

•  You guys need to go to

  http://www.whitehouse.org/

  They do a wicked parody of those horrible "chats".

  by JamesB3 on Thu Jun 17, 2004 at 07:16:11 PM PDT