President Obama said during an appearance at the Caterpillar tractor factory in East Peoria, Illinois, that the company CEO had promised in the Peoria Journal Star: “If Congress passes our (stimulus) plan, this company will be able to rehire some of the folks who were just laid off.”

But after the president left, Caterpillar chief Jim Owens said there actually would be more layoffs coming — in addition to the 22,000 already expected: “We’ll probably have more layoffs before we start hiring again. We don’t want false expectations. If we sign a stimulus bill, that doesn’t mean we’ll start hiring right away.” Read More

The empty suit still running his mouth without knowing what noise it makes!   Thats ok because what ever he says will time out soon, always does!