Current Downturn Could Signal the End for the Blue Collar American Male

May 19, 2009

The current recession’s social impact: unemployment rate for American adult men is incredibly high, as construction and other blue collar jobs disappear: “In the 2001 recession, 51 percent of all job losses were for men. It was evenly split. But in this recession 80 percent of the jobs that have been lost have been men’s.”

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Millennials Adore Big Government With Innocent Enthusiasm That Has No Memory of Welfare State

May 19, 2009

Millennial voters are generally a batch of contradictions (they disapprove of abortion, approve of same-sex marriage) but in the area of unlimited government, they have none. They’re for it in almost every area, included expanded regulation of economy, health care, education, and pretty much everything else. Good luck with the next generation, conservatives.

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Long National Monday Nightmare is Over: Tony Kornheiser is Out, John Gruden is In at MNF

May 19, 2009

Washington Post columnist Tony Kornheiser leaves Monday Night Football booth, making way for ex-coach Gruden: “no more quips about fantasy football teams that aren’t really fantasy football teams,” “Brett Favre will no longer be mentioned 298 times in a broadcast,” and end of “Hey, look at me, I’m bald, and isn’t that hilarious?!’ jokes.”

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Somewhere Cheney Laughs: The Best Way to Ensure Your Happiness is to be Old, Male, and Republican

May 19, 2009

Pew Research Center poll data shows interesting results holding up during recession: “If you’re thinking that Republicans are happy just because they perhaps make more money, that does not seem to be the case. The study that found Republicans to be happier than Democrats also showed that it held true even after adjusting for income.”

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Pelosi's Strategy on Torture Recriminations Likely to Backfire

May 19, 2009

The Onion’s Breaking News yesterday included the headline: “Pelosi Alleges CIA Failed To Tell Her Democratic Party Would Be Opposed To Waterboarding.” Gerald Seib argues that the Speaker’s strategy is not much smarter: “The controversy will drag on for weeks, perhaps even months,” with Pelosi and House Democrats at the center.

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Pelosi in Trouble? Conditions for a Coup in Congress Depend Largely on Hoyer

May 18, 2009

A congressional leader makes a startling statement. The media jump on it, causing a firestorm. The leader first fans the flames and then tries to put them out. Speculation rises that the leader’s colleagues are thinking about mounting a challenge.

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Obama and Netanyahu Claim Optimism on MidEast Peace Despite Clear Differences in Opinion

May 18, 2009

President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu professed optimism today on coming to terms on issues such as Palestine and Iran, but behind their profuse praises for each other, the two leaders have clear differences on the two-state solution and the construction of settlements in disputed territories.

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SCOTUS: Detainee Lawsuit Cannot Proceed, Mueller and Ashcroft Acted Appropriately

May 18, 2009

WASHINGTON – A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroft can’t face a lawsuit from a former Sept. 11 detainee who argued they were responsible for his restrictive confinement because of his religious beliefs. The court on Monday overturned a lower court decision that let […]

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As Federal Scrutiny Grows, Pressure Builds on Rep. John Murtha: Calls to Quit Approps Post

May 18, 2009

As federal investigations continue around him, pressure is increasing on Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), including a call for him to quit his post atop the powerful House Defense Appropriations panel. Federal investigators are reportedly probing at least four organizations whose financial livelihoods have been closely tied to Murtha. Murtha has not been named as a […]

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Stress Tests: Smaller US Banks Need $24 Billion, but Don't Worry, Geithner Will Save Them

May 18, 2009

Small and medium-sized US banks must raise some $24bn to meet the capital standards set by the government in its stress tests of large institutions, research for the Financial Times shows. News of the potential capital shortfall could increase pressure on many of the 7,900 US banks that form the backbone of the US financial […]

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