Bush is desperately trying to dispel the myth that the economy is doing poorly. In his radio address, he touted the good economic numbers. Meanwhile, Democrats are harping about jobs being sent overseas. Rep. Nick Lampson of Texas claims that all our high tech computer jobs are being sent abroad. The democrat's solution, he says, will be to put all those computer techs back to work... building roads.

Rep. Nick Lampson of Texas, in the Democrats' weekly radio address, said Bush's term has seen more and more jobs heading overseas with little done by the president to stop it.

"No matter how hard some of our friends and neighbors work; no matter how much training or retraining they've gotten; the opportunities before them are shrinking," he said. "America's jobs are being sent overseas; even the accounting and computer jobs that we once thought were secure are now disappearing."

Democrats have the better plan to turn the economy around and bring more jobs back to the people, Lampson said.

"The 'American Jobs Plan' would invest in our work force, helping those who have suffered under the existing policies, and those who will lead us into the global marketplace of the future," he said. "Our proposal would put over 2 million people back to work almost immediately, rebuilding the highways, transit systems, and other infrastructure that are the backbone of our wonderful nation."

No offense to computer workers (as I am one), but I'd rather not ride on a rail system welded together by some out of work poindexter. Perhaps I'm an old fashioned guy, but when I envision people in construction I picture big burly guys that whistle at women who walk by. For some reason pasty skinned computer nerds who haven't seen the sun since the latest computer worm hit the scene don't spring to mind.

I will also note three things about the Democrat's rhetoric. First, for the first three months of 2004, only 4600 jobs have been outsourced. Second, they aren't your jobs they belong to the employers. Third, the democrats plan sounds an awful lot like a New Deal style big government jobs program.