Concerns about the European debt crisis and high unemployment are sapping the Christmas holiday spirit in some of Europe’s capitals. Along the Gran Via in Madrid, the holiday lights are up but do little to brighten the mood – shoppers and pedestrians are getting used to disappointment. One woman complained that the lights [...]
Tag: Mood
December 8, 2011
September 27, 2011
Rick Perry-Mitt Romney Battle Far From Finished
Everyone who’s covering the GOP presidential primary needs to take a mood stabilizer. Keep the predictive powder dry. Chill the heck out. (I say this as a disinterested observer who loathes Gov. Rick Perry and former Gov. Mitt Romney for different reasons, but in equal measure.) On the day he declared his candidacy, Perry had [...]
June 19, 2011
June 18, 2011
Unemployment Fell in Fewer than Half US States
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in fewer than half of U.S. states, evidence that slower hiring has affected many parts of the country. The unemployment rates in 24 states dropped, the Labor Department said Friday. Rates rose in 13 states and Washington, D.C, and were flat in 13. That’s a significant decline from April, [...]
April 21, 2011
Geithner Should Resign as Treasury Secretary…
The biggest headline in the news so far this week has been S&P’s decision to downgrade their U.S. credit outlook to negative. After S&P made their announcement, almost everybody in the mainstream media proclaimed it to be a “wake up call” for the U.S. government, saying that if they don’t make a real effort to [...]
August 30, 2010
Depression Joke…
Joe Bob: Bad News!!! “The Depression in the US is so bad, that the auto theft crime rate actually has decreased. Jim Bob: What? Really? Isn’t that some good news? Joe Bob: No – not really you see, it is a lot harder to steal cars when there is a family of 4 living inside [...]