During game 6 of the 2011 World Series, Joe Buck of Fox Sports kept saying:, "the Cardinals just won't go away".  He was referring to the team coming back after being down to their last strike in the 9th and 10th innings. You have to say the same about Mr. Participation. He just won't go away either. He shows up every month and spoils the latest jobs report, as we read at IBD: Over the past year the number of working-age Americans who have dropped from the civilian labor force has risen by 1.5 million. During Obama's presidency, the population of these Americans increased by nearly 16 million — while the labor force grew by under 3 million. The labor force participation rate for those 16 and over dropped from 65.7% at the start of the Obama presidency to just 62.6% last month. If this rate would have remained steady, the labor force would have been nearly 14 million stronger. There are probably complex reasons...(Read Full Post)