PrairiePundit

It was a fantasy land all along.

Jennifer Rubin: You would think the Democrats would get better at dealing with rotten jobs numbers. They sure have had a lot of practice. But they continue to reinforce the image of cluelessness. Today we were assured that the unemployment rate is not 8.3 percent but 8.254 percent. No,  seriously . Alan Krueger , chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, solemnly explained on the White House Web site: “The household survey showed that the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.3% in July (or, more precisely, the rate rose from 8.217% in June to 8.254% in July). Acting BLS Commissioner John Galvin noted in his statement that the unemployment rate was ‘essentially unchanged’ from June to July.” Yikes. He also relied, for the zillionth time, on the old saw that “it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report.” Actually, 41 of them have showed unemployment at 8 percent or higher. Relying on rounding arguments and telling us we should be relieved the...

John Nolte: ... Compare today's story about Mitt Romney to  a 2008 story  the  Washington Post  published about then-candidate Obama's formative years.   Just for starters, look at the difference in the headlines. Mitt Romney's immediately tagged as the prep schooler with troubling incidents in his past. By contrast, Obama is headlined as a thoughtful Seeker. The Romney article opens immediately with the tale of Romney's homophobic bullying.   This is in stark contrast to the opening of the '08 Obama piece which paints a picture of Obama's hard-scrabble life growing up in Hawaii.   Hilariously, you have to read -- no joke -- over 8,800 word before the words "drug use," "marijuana," or "cocaine" are mentioned in reference to Obama.   This is how the  Washington Post  tries to get away with claiming it covered Obama's sordid past but also how it gets away with covering Obama's sordid past without defining Their Candi...

Bloomberg: Barack Obama  campaigned four years ago assailing President  George W. Bush  for wage losses suffered by the middle class. More than three years into Obama’s own presidency, those declines have only deepened. The rebound from the worst recession since the 1930s has generated relatively few of the moderately skilled jobs that once supported the middle class, tightening the financial squeeze on many Americans, even those who are employed. ...   As a candidate in 2008, Obama blamed the reversals largely on the policies of Bush and other Republicans. He cited   census figures   showing that median income for working-age households -- those headed by someone younger than 65 -- had dropped more than $2,000 after inflation during the first seven years of Bush’s time in office.   Yet real median  household income  in March was down $4,300 since Obama took office in January 2009 and down $2,900 since the June 2009 start of the eco...

CNN:  Despite his performances in the two most recent Republican presidential debates, a new national survey indicates that Texas Gov. Rick Perry remains on top of the field in the race for the GOP nomination. But a CNN/ORC International Poll also indicates that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney does better than Perry in hypothetical 2012 general election matchups against President Barack Obama and matches evenly with the president on the issues and on personal characteristics. According to the  survey , which was released Monday, 28 percent of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP say they support Perry as their party's presidential nominee, with Romney at 21 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is at ten percent, with Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who's making his third bid for the White House, former Godfather's Pizza CEO and radio talk show host Herman Cain, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, all at seven percent. The poll indicates that Rep. ...