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Mission accomplished: Tea party Republicans took the economy hostage and killed job growth

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by Jed Lewison

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Friday, Sep. 02, 2011 Friday, Sep. 02, 2011 at 9:02:24am PDT

no image description available — Thousands of jobs created per month in 2011 (data source)

It may have taken a few months for Republican economic policies to take effect, but when they finally did, SPLAT:

Jobs Growth

Thousands of jobs created per month in 2011 (data source)

Gee, it feels like Bush all over again. Thanks for nothing, tea party!

Update: I added timeline labels to the chart. You can see the original chart here.