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SNIP Economists had expected October payrolls to grow by about 175,000 with the jobless rate holding steady at 5.4 percent. Employers have added about 2.2 million jobs since August 2003. SNIP October's job growth was the highest since March, when employers added 353,000 positions. Since that time, the pace had slowed, especially in June and July. But hiring has picked up since, growing by a revised 198,000 in August and 139,000 in September. Both figures were higher than originally reported by the Labor Department. SNIP But the economy is back on track, growing at a 3.7 percent annual rate in...

I know that you need to get hosed off and take a hot shower when you come back, but it is almost worth the trip to visit the DailyKos and DU.... They are going a little nutty over there, although they seem to have found one conclusion, that McAwful needs to go (NO! we want him to stay!) and that there are real problems with the current democratic party. They do however, as the far left wingers, seem to want to go even farther left even if it means cracking up the party. They still don't understand it is their...

I checked Tradesports around 5 PM today and Bush was down almost a point on the day to 50 and Kerry was up to 49. Since the Bin Laden tape, Bush is now up 3.9 points on the day to 55 and Kerry is down 3.5 points to 44.8. Daschle is also getting beaten up being down 5.5 (wow!) to 43. Big Mo!

FYI.... Haven't heard alot about Tradesports levels lately and just checked. Bush is a at a solid 60 to win (2 days now after being in the mid to low 50's) and Kerry has just slipped below 40 (after being in the mid 40's) to 39.9. Lurch is in serious trouble.

<p>President Bush has moved ahead of Democratic challenger John Kerry in Michigan, according to a Detroit News poll, but hasn’t reached the critical 50 percent support plateau — suggesting the state remains in contention as the presidential race draws to a close.</p>

Ron Silver is hosting Scarborough Country on MSNBC with Ron Reagan Jr (BARF).. Lots of positive comments about Bush though with Lawrence Kudlow... Just an FYI.

Lawrence O'Donnell is currently on Scarborough Country talking about the Mary Cheney outing... I know it has been said before, but the guy is an absolutely unreasonable left-wing hack... The guy is sickening and can't see at all the problem people had with Kerry's comments last night... He even wants to change the subject to say that Bush has no idea what it means to be gay, that he has never talked to a gay person... For one, how does he know this (oh I forgot he is a left-winger and knows everything), and second that is not the discussion!...

Rubble is all that remains of the 40,000-square-foot Yankee Air Museum and hangar at Willow Run Airport in Van Buren Township, former home to 13,000 artifacts, three historic planes used for flying tours and eight display aircraft. The three working planes -- World War II vintage B25, B17 and C47 -- were rescued shortly after Saturday evening's devastating fire began, when four museum volunteers pushed them to safety. The loss of the 23-year-old museum caused a widespread outpouring of support and attention -- the only silver lining for the often-overlooked attraction. But attention and public sympathy won't pay the bills...

Did anyone just see Saturday Night Live skewer Edwards in a parody of the VP debate? They actually let Cheney look pretty good, but made Edwards out to be a young baffoon. At the end Cheney says, "But when those terrorists with their antrax come riding over the hill on saber toothed tigers with Kerry Edwards bumper stickers on their rumps, who do you want standing there, a lean mean killing machine , thats me, or your local news anchor?" To which they cut to Edwards giving his thumbs up sign with a sh*t eating grin on his face... They...

Rush just said it, but I was just writing this thread.... What the hell was with pre-emptive strike during the cold war. The cold war doctrine was MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION, not pre-emptive strikes... Then he got into the global test junk... Thoughts?

Just an interesting Tidbit I thought I'd share with everyone. I find it fascinating that when offering a moderate and interesting question in a post I made on Daily Kos, it was quickly removed from the Board. Seems someone over there does not have the cajones to have a civil and intelligent discussion. Of course I did lob a sizeable hand grenade in their direction, however I did do it in a nice way. In fact I was only trying to help... So what did I ask? I asked do people on the left realize they are becoming the same...