Time Waits For No One

This week I interviewed two women for an open, full time position with my company. Since my employment almost 8 months there we have hired at least a dozen people with more on the way. Our business model is such now that we don't ask if there are opportunities out there, but can we get them all. Today, the Labor Dept reported the largest job growth rate in 3 years. Finally, this economy is moving, giving our hard working President some good news to chew on.

The road is still long, and will be for some time to come. There are regions of our nation that will still suffer, but all is not the gloom and doom Republicans so desperately try to paint. We have come a long way since 2007 and have a long, long way to go. Our President, while euphoric, will not sit on his laurels because he has much more to do.

The news however, is a bad one for the GOP. Their linch pin has been to delay and delay, hoping that the bad news would stretch until November, but it won't. In fact, I detect that things now will accelerate even faster, giving our economy the sea legs it needs to prosper.

What I do find interesting is that the tone of Republicans on various blogs have changed. The same people who ranted about "lazy people" not working are now saying that these jobs aren't real, that most of them were census jobs. Now they are criticizing people for working! Yes, some of these jobs were for the census, about 30,000, but the rest are real jobs, at least at where the company I work.

Our latest yearly report showed that we had a good year, at least by this economy's standards. Sales were down, but profits were up significantly, so much so that my 1Q bonus check is set to arrive in 2 weeks. I met all my goals, even surpassed some of them. Funny my previous employer could never seem to find me that raise or bonus, there always was one excuse or another. Well, I can see why they're still in dire straits and will continue to be.

But for me, their problems are but a distraction. I'm focusing on the future, no looking back for me, and I suggest everyone else should do the same. Republicans keep asking President Obama where the jobs are.

From the looks of things they better start worrying about their own.