[Between the Lines]

When the Iraq war memorials go up in years to come, these monuments to heroism and sacrifice will be found less often in thriving urban centers than in lagging rural communities.

While the author feigns concern for rural communities, this statement shows his bias for urban areas.

[MNJohnnie]

"When the Iraq war memorials go up in years to come, these monuments to heroism and sacrifice will be found less often in thriving urban centers than in lagging rural communities.
While the author feigns concern for rural communities, this statement shows his bias for urban areas"

Not only that, The NY Lies displays enormous ignorance of reality. Funny how I can dig up this data in 5 mins work on the Internet but a "professional journalists" who is PAID to do it, couldn't.

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost New York's Current Unemployment rate? 5%

South Dakota 4%

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet

Alabahma 4.4%

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet

Massachusets 4.8%

Wyoming 4 %

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet

California 5.3%

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost