It’s not much fun reading this report:
Friday’s better-than-expected jobs report, while cheering stock investors, hasn’t taken the threat of a double-dip recession off the table.
Even as the jobless rate held steady at 9.7 percent and the 36,000 workers laid off in February was much less than expected, economists and investment analysts said it’s still too early to discount the economy’s chances of revisiting recession.
There are times I am tempted to feel badly for Harry Reid, given that he has the undesired gift of not knowing what to say in sensitive situations. Then, I remember that there are other people who deserve my sympathy more.
36,000 other people, to be exact:
You know something? That’s just heartless. (Via Ed Morrissey.)
In 2004, John Thune made history, and became a Republican star, by defeating sitting Senate Democrat Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota. Daschle’s defeat was the first since 1952 in which a sitting party leader was defeated. This year, in the desert of Nevada, history may repeat itself. Current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is facing an excruciatingly tough race to remain in Washington with several Republicans vying to be the next king killer. Chief among them is former State Senator Sue Lowden.
Lowden recently sat down with TNL for a short interview where we asked her how she viewed Harry Reid.
“When you’re from a western state that’s center-right, it’s very hard to be carrying a liberal agenda on your back and be a leader of that agenda,” Lowden said. “Harry Reid is following anything that the Obama administration asks him to do, and he, along with Nancy Pelosi, are leading America down the wrong track. He’s lost touch with the people here.”
A recent Public Opinion Strategies poll shows that Lowden is right. A whopping 80% of Nevadans believe that their state is on the wrong track. Harry Reid’s favorability ratings are horribly low,…
I am pleased and thrilled to note that paying taxes is voluntary, here in the United States. After all, the Senate Majority Leader says so.
Of course, I dare anyone to test Harry Reid’s contention that there is nothing compulsory about paying taxes. My delight notwithstanding, for whatever reason, I don’t imagine that I will have many takers–and the lack of takers will likely have nothing whatsoever to do with the “phraseology” of my post.
Oh have the times have changed for Democrats in the Senate. Just a few months ago it seemed they would enjoy a dominant super majority. Now the outlook for 2010 looks stellar for the GOP. Here’s a look at a few key races to watch.
Russ Feingold says that he is “considering” calling on Harry Reid to step down.