Where Are My Keys?

Kill the messenger..

Sonia Sotomayor begins the confirmation process tomorrow.  There is a report out that her supporters will focus on a few of the firefighters who have been invited to participate in the hearings.  Both were central in the landmark case that has everyone buzzing about Sotomayor and her judicial "style".  As per norm for the Left, when an everyday person embarrasses one of your standard bearers, they go into attack mode (see Plumber, Joe the). 

Well, the attacks have begun.  Expect to see more.

Can anyone explain to me why Ricci, et al, and their backgrounds have anything to do with Sotomayor's ruling?  Lady Justice has a blindfold for a reason-she's supposed to be blind.  If Ricci had multiple lawsuits that dealt with discrimination, does it make a difference how Sotomayor should have ruled on his case against New Haven?  Of course not.  The highest Court in the United States ruled in favor of Ricci and friends.  Somehow, that isn't good enough for the supporters of Sotomayor.  The ploy to equate Ricci and Anita Hill is laughable at best.

Instead of trying to destroy the credibility of a few everyday Americans, why not work on building up the body of work Sotomayor has amassed during her career?  I've read reports of mostly good judicial acumen, and a few reports of her doing some things that other judges don't do.  Her supporters need to focus on her body of work that represents her as a solid judge, not try to discredit a few plaintiffs in a case that was just overturned.

It's a disgusting use of power to go after these guys, and Sotomayor supporters should be ashamed.  It helps to make sense of why Sotomayor is seeing favorability ratings in the neighborhood of Harriet Meirs.  What is interesting in the Sotomayor/Meirs comparison is that Republicans saw the qualification issues, and torpedoed her chances.  I have yet to see a Democrat step up in opposition to Sotomayor.

Biden-speak.

He doesn't have lunch, he has a meal at noontime.  He also doesn't hold private meetings, just meetings that are closed to the Press.

Loyal Ticket readers know that, as a patriotic duty, we monitor the longtime senator's schedule with a close eye for detail because, after all, this man is only a heartbeat away from having to give a toast at a G-8 summit. We've especially noted Biden's innumerable  "private meetings" that are closed to the press because, well, they're private.

And we've wondered aloud how this Democratic VP's private meetings with unnamed people on unnamed subjects differs from the private meetings with unnamed people that his evil predecessor had that got so many Democratic senators and representatives worried about nefarious secrets.

On one recent long weekend, the man who became a Delaware senator when his future boss, Barack Obama, was an inexperienced fundraiser of only 11, devoted an entire Monday to "private meetings" that are closed press in his Delaware home.

Too wacko for Jacko..

Not a pretty picture..

Nouriel Roubini, an economist who predicted the bubble was going to burst has a new piece out, and it ain't good.

The June employment report suggests that the alleged green shoots are mostly yellow weeds that may eventually turn into brown manure. The employment report shows that conditions in the labor market continue to be extremely weak, with job losses in June of over 460,000. With the current rate of job losses, it is very clear that the unemployment rate could reach 10% by later this summer--around August or September--and will be closer to 10.5%, if not 11%, by year-end. I expect the unemployment rate is going to peak at around 11% at some point in 2010, well above historical standards for even severe recessions.

It's clear that even if the recession were to be over anytime soon--and it's not going to be over before the end of the year--job losses are going to continue for at least another year and a half. Historically, during the last two recessions, job losses continued for at least a year and a half after the recession was over. During the 2001 recession, the recession was over in November 2001, and job losses continued through August 2003 for a cumulative loss of jobs of over 5 million; this time we are already seeing more than 6 million job losses and the recession is not over.

Read the whole thing.

I wouldn't make much of this report..

USA Today has a story out that shows that Obama-supporting Counties have received twice as much stimulus money than McCain-supporting Counties.

Since Obama votes came primarily from Urban areas, and there are more programs/services/roads/bridges in those areas than in the Rural areas, wouldn't that be expected?

Never let me try this trick..

Unless Piker is holding the bottle..
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Clearly out of touch..

The White House responds to a claim that Michelle Obama was using a $5950 purse by saying it's only a purse worth $875.  Like that somehow makes it better because it's "only" $875?

Goes hand-in-hand with her $540 tennis shoes, doesn't it?  Good to see that the First Lady is looking sharp as unemployment creeps towards 10%.  Good to see her being a fashion plate as people go without healthcare.  Good to see her polishing her image while people have their homes foreclosed.

My memory is a little dulled.  Didn't a political party make a big deal about the cost of a candidate's wardrobe a few months back?

Perhaps this is why The Obama Stimulus isn't creating jobs?

Turns out States aren't using stimulus funds as intended:

Under pressure to spend stimulus money quickly, many states are using the federal funds for short-term projects and to fill budget gaps rather than spending on long-term improvements, according to a report by congressional investigators.

The report, scheduled to be released Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) at a House oversight hearing, also says many states aren't meeting some goals and requirements of the economic recovery program. Some states, for example, are not sending transportation funding to the most economically distressed areas, and they are using education funds to prevent layoffs rather than fund innovative new programs, the report says.

So instead of creating new jobs, and working on "shovel ready" projects, States are instead using monies to "fill budget gaps".  How is this not illegal, and the very definition of taxation without representation?

Obama's ratings beginning to mimic the Stock Market..

His numbers continue to drop, and a rundown of his monthly numbers: