The month of May is synonymous with graduations; thousands of college students leaving school and heading out into the work force. This May, due to President Obama’s failed economic policies, the job market is extremely tight for graduates. But yet, the national unemployment rate of 8.1% doesn’t tell the full story. Simply, the younger generation is hit the hardest.

In a previous blog post, Americans for Prosperity highlighted how the drop in the unemployment rate is being fueled by a mass exodus of workers from the labor force; not due to real job growth. Over 342,000 workers left the labor force in the month of April alone.

Following the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, Democrats in Congress and President Obama rushed to pass the huge federal takeover of American health care, sacrificing careful review and analysis with political expediency. As a result, the bill that passed Congress is full of mistakes and overreaches. Americans for Prosperity previously highlighted one such flaw: the eligibility for tax credits to purchase insurance isn’t nearly as large as intended. In typical Washington fashion, bureaucrats are now ignoring the law and “fixing” the glitch themselves.

"Hope." "Change." "Yes, we can." "A new Washington." All are slogans expounded by then-Sen. Obama during his 2008 bid for the presidency.