Dave Waldman has a great rundown of what lies ahead for the health care bill as both chambers of Congress attempt to merge two very different bills into one. Sadly the quickest path is once again meeting Republican obstructionism, this time by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) objecting to the appointment of conferees and forcing a […]
Remember last month when that memo from FOX News got leaked that said they wouldn’t tolerate any more on air errors, and if they happen people could lose their jobs? Well let’s see if it works: Last week, Fox and Friends showed a Rasmussen poll graphic revealing that a whopping 120 percent of the American […]
That’s the fewest since December of 2007: The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. The Labor Department says the economy shed 11,000 jobs last month, an improvement from October’s revised total of 111,000. That’s also much better than the 130,000 Wall […]
More bad economic news for the real people of America – the workers: The unemployment rate in the U.S. soared to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and employers cut more jobs than forecast, underscoring why Federal Reserve policy makers say interest rates will remain low until the labor market recovers. Payrolls fell […]
Yesterday the media was going on that we could hear the new unemployment numbers today and they very well could be above 10%, despite all the other signs of the contrary. Well take a look at this: WASHINGTON (AP) Payrolls drop by just 247,000; jobless rate falls to 9.4 percent, sign recession ending. The numbers […]
Some good news on the jobs front: New applications for U.S. jobless benefits plunged to the lowest level in 14 weeks, a possible sign that the massive wave of layoffs has peaked. Still, the number of unemployed Americans getting benefits climbed to a new record. The Labor Department reported Thursday that the number newly laid […]
Slate has a very cool interactive map showing where the job losses are occurring. I wonder if the Republicans still think the entire economic crisis is overblown? (h/t Sullivan)
When we were talking about the stimulus bill the GOP’s biggest talking point was that “the government doesn’t create jobs”. As a little refresher, here’s Michael Steele saying just that in February: My how time changes things, even if its only two months. Now that there is a new military budget out there, one that’s […]
As much as they want to complain about it on television, there is no denying the fact that Republicans love their pork. Red states are a big winner, and Louisiana alone is bring in over $500 million. Will Bobby Jindal send it back, or will he jump on it while letting the families of people […]
Michael Steele has asked all the top staffers at the RNC to resign. Maybe he wants to give jobs to the old Bush White House staff?