PearlHowardman

Guaranteed: Even Democrats can't wait to get kicked out in the November mid-term elections.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/09/h...-_n_417406.html WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's accepted an apology from the Senate's top Democrat for calling him a "light skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Obama, the first black president, said in a statement on Saturday that he accepted the apology for the "unfortunate comment. Obama said he knows what's in Sen. Harry Reid's heart and says the Nevada Democrat has shown "passionate leadership" on issues of social justice. A book set to be released on Monday quotes Reid as saying in private discussions that the country was ready to put a black in the White House, especially one like Obama. The racially tinged comments prompted Reid to issue a public apology for the comments earlier on Saturday. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. WASHINGTON (AP) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate apologized on Saturday for comments he made about Barack Obama's race during the 2008 presidential bid and are quoted in a yet-to-be-released book about the campaign. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada described in private then-Sen. Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Obama is the nation's first African-American president. "I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African-Americans for my improper comments," Reid said in a statement released after the excerpts were first reported on the Web site of The Atlantic. "I was a proud and enthusiastic supporter of Barack Obama during the campaign and have worked as hard as I can to advance President Obama's legislative agenda." ...more.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/business.../09jobs.html?hp U.S. Job Losses in December Dim Hopes for Quick Upswing By PETER S. GOODMAN Published: January 8, 2010 The nation lost 85,000 jobs from the economy in December, the Labor Department reported Friday, as hopes for a vigorous recovery ran headlong into the prospect that paychecks could remain painfully scarce into next year. “We’re still losing jobs,” said Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington. “It’s nothing like we had in the free fall of last winter, but we’re not about to turn around. We’re still looking at a really weak economy.” The disappointing snapshot of the job market intensified pressure on the Obama administration to show results for the $787 billion spending bill it championed last year to stimulate the economy. At a news conference, Mr. Obama acknowledged the December data as a setback, while outlining plans to deliver $2.3 billion in tax credits to spur manufacturing jobs in clean energy. “We have to continue to explore every avenue to accelerate the return to hiring,” the president told reporters. Most economists assume the unemployment rate — which held steady at 10 percent in December — will worsen in coming months. The nation would then confront the highest jobless rate in a generation on the eve of November elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, forecasts that the unemployment rate will reach 10.8 percent by October. The so-called underemployment rate — which counts people who have given up looking for work and those who are working part time for lack of full-time positions — now sits at 17.3 percent. Mr. Zandi argues that the economy requires an additional $125 billion jolt of stimulus spending on construction projects and aid to state and local governments — a proposal that confronts enormous political challenges. Republicans assert the first dose of stimulus spending has been squandered on dubious projects. The Obama administration, increasingly concerned by the size of federal deficits, is loath to spend more. Mr. Zandi argues that a failure to spend now to spur growth could leave the United States in a bigger hole. “If we don’t do it and we slide back into recession,” he said, “that’s going to exacerbate the deficit even more.” The December jobs report included one encouraging milestone: Data for November was revised to show the economy gained 4,000 jobs that month, compared with initial reports showing a net loss of 11,000 jobs. That was the first monthly improvement since the recession began two years ago. But the December data failed to repeat the trend, disappointing economists, who had generally expected a decline of 10,000 jobs. The report showed continued slowing in the pace of job losses, but it also underscored that companies were reluctant to hire. For a fifth consecutive month, temporary help services expanded, adding 47,000 positions in December. That buttressed the notion that companies required more labor, even as they held off hiring full-time workers. “We’re going in the right direction,” said Michael T. Darda, chief economist at MKM Partners, a research and trading firm. “If we just have a little bit of patience, we’ll start to see monthly increases of 200,000 to 300,000 jobs within six months.” But millions of people still grappling with the bite of the worst downturn since the Great Depression have exhausted their patience — along with their savings and confidence. In Charlotte, N.C., Kumar G. Navile, 33, says he has applied for 500 jobs in the year since he lost his position as an engineer. “You get up every day and say today will be different, but it is mentally challenging,” Mr. Navile said. “I performed well in school. I got a job the day I graduated. It’s been a struggle.” For those out of work, the market is bleaker than ever. The average duration of unemployment reached 29 weeks in December, the longest since the government began tracking such data in 1948. “There is almost no hiring going on outside the temporary help sector,” said Andrew Stettner, deputy director of the National Employment Law Project. Despite the parsing of data and contrasting economic forecasts, no complexity cloaked the basic facts of the report: job openings remain scarce. “Most people, they’re not looking at the data,” Mr. Baker said. “They’re just asking, ‘Can I get a job?’ And that’s not getting any easier.” The government’s monthly jobs report, while always important, now stands as the crucial indicator of economic health. ...more.

"The fish rots from the head down." HOF Coach Marv Levy

I neglected to mention in my original post itemizing Obama's incompetence one more thing from last week. - We learned that there was another uninvited guest at the White House state dinner in November.

I really wonder if a President Palin or President Romney would have been so incompetent like Obama is. Probably not!

One of the things I remember most from 9/11 is that most Americans, including many Democrats, were glad that it was Bush in the White House and not Al Gore. Do you remember that, too?

- President Obama takes 8 months to nominate a someone to head the TSA. - President Obama's staff take 3 hours to notify Obama about the failed terrorist incident on Christmas. During that time Obama was golfing and watching a movie. - Two days later two Obama administration officials, Napolitano and Gibbs, go on Sunday morning television news programs to say "the system worked." These two administration officials did not work independently - their simultaneous "the system worked" message obviously came from the White House. - The following day Napolitano went back on television to say "the system DIDN'T work." - Obama administration officials like David Axelrod blamed George Bush for the failed terrorist incident on Christmas even though they have been in charge for 11 months. Dick Cheney responds. - Little if anything is heard from President Obama's National Security Adviser General James Jones. - President Obama's top counter terrorism chief Michael Leiter is granted a vacation by the White House the day after the failed terrorist incident on Christmas. - VP Joe Biden goes on vacation to the Bahamas during this time. - Since the Christmas failed terrorist incident Obama has made several teleprompter assisted speeches. "Change (Incompetence) We Can Believe In"

Why is that? Albany is certainly upstate! There's NO explanation for the Bills game being broadcast in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica, etc. But Albany shows MIAMI? Miami is Buffalo's Number One Enemy!!

With regard to Albany since no one really cares I guess we should just cede Eastern New York to the Giants-Jets-Pats. Or was it always that way? Pity.

What is the CONTINUOUS anti-Buffalo Bills bias going on in New York's Capitol city? Why do they dislike New York's sole NFL team there? Why do they add insult to injury by broadcasting the MIAMI DOLPHINS game instead of the Buffalo Bills game in Albany? What the F is going on in Albany? Anyone?

Barack H. Obama - 129 "Present" Votes.

U nailed it!

You do realize that Sarah Palin is starting to look more competent than Barry, don't you?

Penny pinching Ralph Wilson and his penny pinching accountants LOVE all of you!

Translation: Obama's incompetence is something you really don't want to talk about.

Sorry, faith. Obama blew it big time! He was completely exposed. He waited 8 months to actually nominate some one to head the TSA. That's INCOMPETENCE. It's got nothing to do with Republicans. Moreover, the WH sent Napolitano and Gibbs out to deflect and spin last Sunday. Trial balloons. It didn't work. Worse, Obama's own agencies like the NSA and CIA are big time arguing about who F'd up regarding the Dec 25 incident. Bottom Line: Obama is a teleprompter with 129 "Present" votes to his credit. That's it - that's all he will ever be. He has NO leadership/executive decision making skills-experience whatsoever. He's really good at issuing statements and making speeches, though! His staff are public relations media people. That's all they will ever be. Next time the terrorists will be successful.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/01...ds-tsa-nominee/ Updated January 01, 2010 TSA Nominee Misled Congress; White House Defends AP Obama's pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration has provided Congress inconsistent reports about running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend. HONOLULU -- President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration has provided Congress inconsistent reports about -- and regrets for -- running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend two decades ago. Obama voters: - Why did it take President Obama eight months to actually nominate someone to head the TSA? Same for the CBP. - Why wasn't Obama notified of the Dec 25 failed airline terror incident for THREE hours? - Why did Obama automatically brand this failed terror incident as an "isolated extremist"? - Why did the White House send HSS Janet Napolitano and White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs out on the Sunday news programs to say "the system worked."? - Why did Napolitano then go on television Monday morning to say that "the system didn't work."?

I bet the Bills are not on TV in Albany this week, either! I was visiting a client in Wilton Mall in Saratoga about 10 days ago. It was bad enough that there were Giants & Jets merchandise in all the stores with NO Bills stuff. Worse, customers in the mall were wearing Patriots* clothing. New York State?

With incompetent Obama in the White House do you think it really matters? I mean, you DO realize that the next time terrorists strike they WILL be successful, don't you! We (only) lucked out on Christmas.

Wear all the Buffalo Bills stuff you own. Then go out to the main road and start hitching for a ride. What can go wrong?

Screw Albany! Screw New York City! They can keep the Giants, Jets, and Patriots. With all the SU students home for the Christmas holidays I noticed that there aren't any NJ NFL fans here in Syracuse. Just us local Bills fans.

Valid point! But many of us Bills fans here in Syracuse are familiar with Paulus attempting to break into the NFL. And what team does Syracuse want him to go to - the Buffalo Bills!

Nothing this year. Next year I expect to get a Greg Paulus Buffalo Bills QB authentic jersey.

Or perhaps not hire any new employees! Happy New Year