Just wondering

From the Just Wondering File:

Seems that with each bit of bad economic news we've seen the past six months, our media throws the word "unexpected" into its headlines or, at least, fairly high in the story.

On what planet do these editors/writers reside?

Here's an idea. Try reporting the news every day as it is, as opposed to what will make Barack Obama look best, and you'll be less surprised that we're circling the drain faster every day.

Oh, and please stop quoting Joe Biden. The man is a certifiable loon and makes you look worse than usual when you take him seriously.

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Along those same lines, it seems just about every story recently that has to do with unemployment, we're cheering the fact that we've lost 10,000 or 19,000 fewer jobs than we did in the last reporting period.

See? We're coming out of the recession!

Wonder if it will ever dawn on people that with millions already out of a job, there are fewer and fewer workers to lose theirs.

Follow me here. You have 100 employees. You have to cut 20 percent of them to stay in business, which leaves you with 80. A little while later, you have to lay off 20 percent more to remain viable. This time, though, you only have to send 16 employees packing. Yay! Right? Next time, it's only 12 or 13. Nirvana! Right?

Or are you figuring out yet that you're still running out of employees and your business is headed quickly for the shitter?

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As expected, a number of Libs blamed the International Olympic Committee's decision last week on George Bush.

Not surprising, since few liberals can string five words together without blaming Bush for something.

A question, though: If Bush, who hasn't been president for nine months, prevented Chicago from getting the bid, how was it Chicago became a finalist while he was in the White House?

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If the definition of insanity truly is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, when are we going to slap white jackets on voters in the most destitute cities in America for repeatedly putting Liberals in charge?

Are you listening, Detroit?

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Wonder why Congress types don't have time to read the health care reform bill?

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Help, help, my liberal friends! I keep hearing from you that "media bias" doesn't exist. Please 'splain to me then why an alleged news organization like CNN would feel the need to "fact check" a comedy skit about Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live.

Try as I might, I just can't seem to remember similar attempts to get to the "truth" after the show's lampoons of George Bush, Sarah Palin, etc.

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All those states that readily slurped up all those millions of federal stimulus dollars earlier this year for things like education and extended umemployment benefits are now facing the hard reality that with those stimulus dollars came a mandate to replace them with their own in next year's budget.

Many, if not most, of those states already were facing multi-million dollar deficits.

Guess what? More mandates will be coming down the pike with health care reform and Cap & Trade, just to name two.

Just wondering. Whatcha gonna do?