Comments on: An Inconvenient Chart (Or Two)

By: Dave the Rave

Dave the Rave — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:07:09 +0000

Hey,now there’s a “Hockey Stick” that you can believe in.

By: Mockingbird

Mockingbird — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:36:13 +0000

Here in Florida, it’s gotten pretty bad. If Obama lived nearby, I’d think about stealing his bicycle and selling it to buy a new dress shirt for my next interview.

By: ropelight

ropelight — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:40:37 +0000

Averages by their very nature are useful for some purposes but they often conceal actual conditions if taken at face value and applied too widely. 17.5% on average for the country as a whole is a pretty good figure. But local unemployment is considerably less in some places, and much higher in others.

Yesterday’s hot spots are especially hard hit. In-migration was robust all during the go go times. In California, Nevada, and Florida real unemployment is above 20% statewide, and a good bit higher in places.

Example Florida: unemployment is below the national average in Jacksonville which has a large Naval base, and much higher in Fort Meyers and all along the SW Gulf Coast.

Example Nevada: Not too much higher in most places than the national average, but high in Reno and very high in Los Vegas.

If all politics is local, so is unemployment.

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By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:43 +0000

Gaius –

Didn’t know where to drop this news tip for you so here it is:

He’s still bowing …

http://tinyurl.com/yd6zr92

At this point the only people I want this idiot to bow to is our military, and beg for their forgiveness. I’d let pass his bow for forgiveness from the American people for that.