What a Quagmire

This is a map of the homicides in Philadelphia from Jan. 1st - Oct. 31st of 2006 377 innocents killed in just 10 months.

What's our exit strategy?

I demand the mayor impeached if he does not resign.

The cheif of police should resign.

We should implement Phased Redeployment. All law enforcers should move away from Philly, into New York, because by trying to keep the peace, we are only making more criminals.

Why don't the Philadelphians stand up for themselves? Because of law enforcement. If we pull out, they will stand on their own.

We should negotiate with the criminals, give them what they want so they won't have to break the law anymore.

Damn this Global Warming!

Uh, oh. Looks like Global Cooling may be making a comeback. . . .

Damn this 4.4% Unemployment!

Unemployment rate lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to its lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years during October as 92,000 more jobs were added and hiring in each of the two prior months was revised up, a government report on Friday showed.

The October new-jobs figure was below Wall Street economists' expectations for 125,000 but the Labor Department said a total 139,000 more jobs were created in August and September than it had previously thought. It revised up September's job-creation total to 148,000, or nearly three times the 51,000 it reported a month ago, and said there were 230,000 new jobs in August instead of 188,000.

The unemployment rate fell in October to 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent in September. It was the lowest unemployment rate since 4.3 percent in May 2001 and was likely to fan concerns that labor markets are growing tight and could contribute to inflation pressures.

Average hourly earnings rose 0.4 percent to $16.91 - higher than the 0.3 percent that analysts had anticipated - while the average work week edged up to 33.9 hours from 33.8. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 3.9 percent, the department said.

Most of the new hiring in October was in service industries, where 152,000 new jobs were created, while goods-producing industries shed 60,000 jobs.

Dean attempts to out-idiot Kerry:

"I think George Bush is the most incompetent president we've had in our lifetime"

Unemployment: 4.6% (5% is considered full employment)
Economy: Booming
Security: No attacks since 9/11
Taxes: More money in more people's pockets
Deficit: Cut in half, in half the time promised
Interest rates: Low and steady
Millions liberated, tens of thousands educated, women of Iraq & Afghanistan liberated.

C'mon Dean, really. What else you got?