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| Democrats See Signs of Hope in Job Trends |
| 2010-06-26 |
| Barb, can I pre-order popcorn? I am soooo going to enjoy the schadenfreude these ignoramii so richly deserve. Oh yeah, NY Slimes alert, so enjoy. A struggling economy has historically meant trouble for the president's party in midterm elections. So it comes as no surprise that Democrats are girding for a tough November. They should be. The economy is slowly recovering but remains on its sickbed, and most signs still point to a rough cycle for the party. Political analysts expect Republicans to make gains -- possibly significant ones -- in Congress in November, threatening to retake the House and maybe even the Senate. But digging deeper, beyond the national numbers, reveals at least a few glimmers of hope for Democrats -- still fairly distant and faint, but bright enough to get campaign strategists scanning the horizon and weighing the odds. That is because different parts of the country are recovering at different rates -- and, in a bit of electoral good luck for the Democrats, some of the areas that are beginning to edge upward more quickly, like parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, happen to be in important battlegrounds for the House and the Senate. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #8 Yeah sure, the dems are the only ones who can see this trend however because of their perspicuous propensity for prevarication and propaganda. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-06-26 10:22 |
| #7 The Times has identified 114 House seats and 17 Senate seats that are expected to be the most competitive in November Oh yeah, both houses in November! |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-06-26 10:09 |
| #6 I think the Dems are looking at Madame Pelosi's Tea Leafs too long, and hoping that people trust their economic actions on the economy. No one in their right mind sees any action which the Dems have done since 2009 as having a positive effect. Why are over 60% of the people saying we are going in the wrong direction? At risk of ticking off the mods - Rex here is a link to a low cost start-up "Personal Concierge" |
| Posted by: Blinky Ebbase4311 2010-06-26 05:30 |
| #5 "Then where will your children be? Your grandchildren? At which generation is it safe to say that you don't really care?" How about the Roe v Wade one, gorb? They aborted the work force we needed because it was too "inconvenient" to raise them (might interfere with career plans and "self-actualization" or some such BS, doncha know) and instead imported a workforce from another country and culture. It is NOT a coincidence that the number of people who have come here illegally in the past thirty or so years is roughly equal to the number of abortions that have been performed. Careers are nice, but having kids is more important. Hierarchy of needs, and all that. Beyond the demographics discussion, most of the areas where jobs are still there or increasing are in the realm of the public sector, so they hardly qualify as pockets of joy as the NYT implies. As a small business guy for more than two decades, I heartily agree that now is the time to go on your own. Part of that is scary but part of it is very liberating. Plus it makes it a lot harder to pick us off. Army of Davids, and all that. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2010-06-26 05:14 |
| #4 For years now the Dems have been saying "But cuts will hurt families!" Well, how about now? I think the conservative way is better. It may hurt a bit now, but we aren't stealing from our nameless, faceless future. Well, that future is now, and we are utterly broke, with no hope of even trying to help anyone. We can't even rely on family as much as we should be able to because we are all broke. Dems? Where are you? Out printing money? Maybe trying to plant some money trees so you can get some in the future? Maybe selling off some infrastructure to some foreigner for pennies on the dollar? Or even dollar for dollar isn't worth it. Out strategizing on how to make the Trunks look bad after November after they start trying to fix the mess you've left us in? How's that "Don't want to hurt families" crap working out now that you have your heads out of the sand? Learning anything? Changing anything? Implementing anything? Or is it subversion and ignorance as usual? You guys have to decide what your core values are and how to accomplish them. Whose side are you on anyway? I am not on the side of illegal aliens. I am on the side of America and Americans. It's not fair to legitimate Americans for you to piss away our way of life to a bunch of parasite illegals and indiginous leeches hoping for a few votes. You're be kings of a poisoned kingdom. But not for long. And if you keep this up, that kingdom will be a thing of the past. Then where will your children be? Your grandchildren? At which generation is it safe to say that you don't really care? Rex, do you feel like posting what kind of jobs you could do for a living? If so, does anyone have any ideas? |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-26 02:56 |
| #3 Rex, I was without a job for over a year - so I sympathize with you. Salvation came when I finally decided that I couldn't wait any longer for somebody else to hire me; I had to make my own job. 20 or 30 applications and not a single call-back. So, I started a consulting business. I'm not rich, but I'm not worried about feeding my kids anymore or cashing out my 401K. (Except paying for health insurance - that might be a problem!) The end of benefits isn't necessarily the end. It can be a beginning. |
| Posted by: LeighG 2010-06-26 01:53 |
| #2 Heads up to y'all. What has not been reported in any news is that Cali has suspended all EDD payments. Cali is broke. Has been for some time. Until congress specifically funds Cali... all is done. Of course, the Dems have already announced "...no budget!" for this year. The result will be unlimited spending with no deadlines. "We'll spend what we want when we want". Thank you Dems. I've been warning about this for over a year. Noone cares. No prob. In 4 weeks I'm homeless so you all won't be dealin' with me much longer. But then there's Satan. Let's see who wins out. Cheers! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2010-06-26 01:38 |
| #1 That was a long way of saying "the economy is still shedding jobs. Those whose jobs have been shed are not happy..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2010-06-26 01:36 |