GOP's sparse "jobs plan" draws ridicule - cranked up font and huge glossy pics to get to ten pages.

[jefferson_dem]

A Rather Sparse Jobs Plan

After taking heat on Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-WI) budget plan, House Republicans tried to "reset the debate" with a new jobs plan. However, Paul Krugman notes "there's so little there there that the document -- look at it! -- has to rely on extra-large type and lots of pointless pictures to bulk it out even to 10 pages."

Ezra Klein: "Academic books pack about 600 words to a page. Normal books clock in around 400. Large-print books -- you know, the ones for kids or the visually impaired -- fit about 250. The House GOP's jobs plan, however, gets about 200 words to a page. The typeface is fit for giants, and the document's 10 pages are mostly taken up by pictures. It looks like the staffer in charge forgot the assignment was due on Thursday rather than Friday, and so cranked the font up to 24 and began dumping clip art to pad out the plan."

Steve Benen sees nothing new: "It's as if someone bought an iPod, uploaded one song, and hit 'shuffle.'"

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/05/27/a_rather_sparse_jobs_plan.html

Lameness ---> http://majorityleader.gov/Jobs/HRP_JOBS.pdf

[JackintheGreen]

1. Ugh, I can't believe I downloaded that

It took me longer to read your OP.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. just like the 'Hungry Caterpillar' do they do a pop up version?

[Jazz Ambassador]

3. Really did LOL

"It's as if someone bought an iPod, uploaded one song, and hit 'shuffle.'"

:rofl:

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

4. That is truly pathetic

[Avant Guardian]

6. ...and typical

They always release a glossy pamphlet. It is their MO.

[Avant Guardian]

5. The GOP rearranges the deck chairs...

...once again

[Cali_Democrat]

7. That's their jobs plan?

You've gotta be fucking kidding me. :rofl:

[NYC Liberal]

8. Here is one page:

[BR_Parkway]

11. Notice that they say "assure investors and entrepreneurs" - never anything

about just "citizens" -

[Diamonique]

9. Remember that "budget" they proposed a few years ago...

... that didn't have any numbers in it?

[ladywnch]

10. based on a semi scientific test, you would need to use 24 pt font

to get 205 words to a page.

I don't know how to post different font sizes, but, 24 pt font is REALLY BIG.