Robert Reich on NPR this morning: "The economy needs to add 380,000 jobs every month for the next three in order for Bush not to be the first President since Herbert Hoover to lose jobs overall in his term."

This is the new (old) line for the Kerry campaign. Bush needs an effective strategy to counter it and I have yet to see it. Of course that may be because the media isn't publicizing it, but I don't think so.

"Poland can't be happy to see so many Huns with idle hands."

Great line. At least they have nothing to fear from the unemployed French.

And as a reminder, American liberals think America can only be great when we start doing what Europe does. I concede their point only as respects Italian ice cream.

Robert Reich is a worthless midget troll.

And the continued sniping about how the president, any president, is somehow directly responsible for jobs lost "in his term" is vacuous, in the extreme. Just as it would be stupid to attribute any job gains directly to that same president, any president.

Doing so ignores several important things that are out of the president's control. For instance, that he doesn't even indirectly hire or fire anyone other than his staff of 2000 or so folks. For another, less importantly, economic cycles, which sadly don't line up to start and stop every fourth November.

These flaws, combined with a breathtaking disdain for the intelligence of the electorate, are why Reich and his comrades always trot out such tripe. They honestly expect it to be believed. Repetition does not make truth.

About the closest thing the Europinks have to an army these days is the "reserve army of the unemployed". I believe there's something in Marx's Das Kowbell about that.

But you gotta admit, Reich is great in those Travelocity ads.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

David, that was perfect! Reich is the Travelocity gnome. You know, I have to agree.

Thank God I had swallowed my sip of coffee before I read this, or you would have been in deep trouble, mister!