Comments on: Can Democrats Anchor Unemployment Without Doing More Damage to the Deficit?

By: Will High Unemployment Strangle the Recovery?

Will High Unemployment Strangle the Recovery? — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:08:21 +0000

[...] Analysts put the odds of the United States dipping back into a recession in the next 12 months at 20%, according to Bloomberg. And there's a one-in-five chance that the recovery will falter, along with the possibility that unemployment will hit 10.5% as the nation approaches midterm elections next year. [...]

By: Government Measures No Match for Second Wave of Foreclosures

Government Measures No Match for Second Wave of Foreclosures — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:11:07 +0000

[...] unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in September and could go as high as 10.5% in mid-2010. Even when it does stabilize, the unemployed may not go back to work right away amid a jobless [...]

By: Jess

Jess — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:01:45 +0000

hey pansckeptic ,

you guys voted this dumb bell into office – now hows it feel to have your guy laughed at on SNL- IM loving it, turnabout is fairplay. im afraid all the acorns in the world wont bring the demos back from this death spiral. GO GOP. when all the right minded people vote in 2012 it will make the 1984 election look like a nard at a biker bar.
SAD the only way to get a demo elected is stuff the ballot box, well thats not going to happen in 2012.

By: Bob Lundy

Bob Lundy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:17:33 +0000

Oh, and Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Frank Barney, all who brought you subprime "heaven", are not wingnuts? Do we need more tax-and-spend liberals to sabotage the economy further?

By: george markey (Australia)

george markey (Australia) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:59:49 +0000

I am most interested in your use of "Spokeswoman" in relation to Jen Psaki."………. Does this mean that we can go back to such common usage as chairman, policeman, manned spacetravel etc……… What a wonderful breakthrough and breath of fresh air…….. congratulations on your wonderful temerity…..let's have lots more of similar…..cheers…….Geo.

By: Panskeptic

Panskeptic — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:02:23 +0000

Wishful thinking.

The article leaves out 1) demographic shifts that shrink the Republican base, and 2) the fact that people hate Congressional Republicans far more than Congressional Democrats. Republican obstructionism, coupled with the apparent leadership of wingnuts like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, serve to marginalize Republican prospects.

Don't invest based on a Democratic rout. It may not happen.