President-elect Obama came to a suburban Cleveland supplier of wind turbine components to tout his plan’s spending on the renewable energy industry, which he says will create thousands of jobs. But there was another message. Mr. Obama said even the ballooning stimulus plan might not be enough to ensure a quick economic recovery.
OBAMA: None of this is going to come easy. Recovery is not going to happen overnight. It’s likely that even with the reinvestment package we’re putting forward, even with the measures that we’re taking, things could get worse before they get better. I want everyone to be realistic about this.
Mr. Obama said the number one priority of his administration will be to put people back to work. He hopes to create up to 4 million jobs.