The math regarding non-existent statistics can get difficult, especially when you’re trying to calculate an impossible figure like the number of jobs “created or saved.”  Since there’s absolutely no legitimate way to track this, things are bound to confusing.  So, thank God we have White House staff members to sort it out for us.

Appearing on three different Sunday morning news shows, the Obama administration top dogs set the record straight.  Well, three different records, actually.

On CNN’s State of the Union, David Axlerod claimed that more than 2 million jobs had been “Created or saved.”

Valerie Jarrett presented a more down to Earth number on NBC’s Meet The Press, claiming that the administration had “created or saved” a non-specific ”thousands and thousands of jobs.”  Most of these, she claimed, were firemen and teachers.

Fortunately, Robert Gibbs showed up on Fox News Sunday and offered a hard number to set them both straight.   “As a result of the recovery plan,” Gibbs said, the President  ”saved or created 1.5 Million jobs.” 

Yes, when you’re dealing with a completely invented, not-real, made up statistic, it’s tough to just how overwhelmingly successful you’ve been.  Still, you’d think they could send a memo around and get their story straight.  I guess it really doesn’t matter, since none of it can be proven anyway.

Why, I estimate that, by simply writing this blog, I myself have ”created or saved” approximately 1.2 bajillion employment opportunities. 

You’re welcome.

- Robert Laurie