Only 36,000?

I am really getting fed up with idiotic, insensitive remarks from our politicians. Today the Senate Majority Leader said that, and I quote, 'It is a good day in America because only 36,000 lost their jobs today!' Where does anyone come off making such a statement; how would he like for one of those 36,000 to be a closely related family member of his? what if he was one of those 36,000? I'm guessing its fairly easy to make such statements when you're looking out from an ivory tower. HOw can one call losing jobs a good day for America in any context? I realize this is not the whole conversation but to even use such a metaphor to describe in part an economy that is falling down all around us to me is the heights of arrogance.