Unemployment rises in 30 states in January

Mar 10, 12:54 PM (ET)

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER

WASHINGTON (AP) - Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country.

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57% Predict Health Care Plan Will Hurt The Economy

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters say the health care reform plan now working its way through Congress will hurt the U.S. economy.

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Then why the hell did you vote for the bailout?  Jeez, what a hypocrite!

Rep. Kaptur gets $3.5 billion sweetener in climate bill
Democrats offered concession to Ohio's Kaptur

By Edward Felker

When House Democratic leaders were rounding up votes Friday for the massive climate-change bill, they paid special attention to their colleagues from Ohio who remained stubbornly undecided.

It's official: conservatives were right all along.  We told you it was a waste of money to bailout the auto industry.  We told you the money would just get sucked into a black hole and the companies would end up declaring bankruptcy anyway.  We told you this was going to result in government ownership of a private industry.  Maybe next time the wizards of smart will listen.