This headline says it all:
U.S. unemployment hits lowest level since 2001
Or does it?
The economy only added 138K jobs added in May, far below the 185K estimate, and below the lowest estimate of 140K.
But that's not a disaster. Just lackluster.
Just to give you an idea of how things have changed, here's an example of some headlines.
From the Facebook page of Bob Morris:
If Al Franken runs for president in 2020 and chooses Jill Stein as his VP, then it would be...
... Franken / Stein!
Pop Quiz Time.
What was the public's greatest fear in 2016?
Terrorism? The Economy? Russia? A new season of The Kardashians?
Nope and nope.
It's government corruption.
Just drop it.
Forget about it.
Move on. Its had its day.
As for Exceptional? Not even in the slightest.
Austin transgender woman Christi Long has supported herself by working as a drag queen known as Christi Foxx Paris. Last Sunday she was raped and beaten with a hammer after she refused to have sex with a man she thought was a friend.
I can’t help feeling that – because I’m trans, I’m less valuable.
--Long
The NY Times had a good article about the state of today's Democratic base, and it explains a lot.
Fareed Zakaria has published at the Washington Post and declared on CNN that:
"Almost every terrorist attack in the West has had some connection to Saudi Arabia. Virtually none has been linked to Iran."
His column of May 25 is a significant breakthrough. He is a mainstream media spokesperson. He's speaking the truth. And he's still alive.
The destruction of ISIS has given Iran the one thing they have always dreamed of - the Shia Crescent becoming a political fact. Maybe more.
