Friday, November 7, 2008
Your Morning News: 11.07.08
Posted by Josh in Barack Obama, David Brooks, Economy, Georgia, Paul KRugman, Russia, Unemployment
So what do I write about now? I mean… is there still news? I heard Barack Obama went to the gym yesterday. That’s news right? So cold… so very cold…
What’s that? A light at the end of the tunnel? Could it be? Could it possibly be useless bullshit coded as culture wars that I can get outraged about again? When all hope fails, turn to BIll O’Reilly. Last night, Bill O’Reilly kicked off his annual War on Christmas, or, his war on the War on Christmas? I am not sure how it works exactly but I am pretty sure it is coded hate speech of SOME kind. The Christmas arms race escalates this year with bumper stickers.
I am not the only person feeling a little empty after this election. Both David Brooks and Paul Krugman use their columns to project their fervent wishes onto the incoming administration. Krugman wants them to think big while Brooks just sort of awkwardly bares his soul and says “think Republican.”
Unemployment, Georgia, and Hope after the jump
Unemployment increasing at the fastest pace since 2001, and the losses could accelerate to levels not seen since the deep recession of the early 1980s. This really makes me think I should spend less time blogging.
Remember the Russia/Georgia crisis? Remember how it was supposed to be what would tilt the election towards McCain? Apparently new reports show that rather than it being a case of mean old Russia picking on helpless Georgia, it was more the case Georgia firing missles indiscriminately at civilians and peacekeepers. After that, it was inevitable that Russia would get involved. We are all Georgians.
A new USA Today poll (You can’t make me stop positng polls!!!) shows that two-thirds of Americans say they feel “proud” and “optimistic” after PResident-elect Obama’s victory. Six in 10 are “excited.” That is significantly more than the 53% who voted for Obama on Tuesday. I get the feeling that this is going to be one of those things where as time goes by more and more people will claim they voted for Obama (barring how his administration performs).
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