This past Friday, the not-so-honorable Senate Majority Leader proclaimed that it was a great day in America. He was, of course, referring to the fact that the BLS jobs report revealed that America "only" lost 36,000 jobs last month. A great day? Just how thick are those rose-colored glasses, Harry?With apologies to those 36,000 who lost their jobs...with respect to the 14,359,434 Americans who are currently unemployed...with respect to the 9,574,181 Americans who are working part time or have just given up looking...Harry, just what planet are you on? Are you now partaking in the medical marijuana craze from your neighboring state?While this number is better than expected (administration economists) and better than most of the past 14 months, let us not forget that it takes approximately 100,000 new jobs per month just to keep up with new workers entering the job market. Let us not forget that the BLS report uses a "birth/death" model where it is automatically...(Read Full Post)