The line that Bush has been flip-flopping is starting to stick.
Job numbers; we now have 30 days during which Bush will be able to talk about how much his tax cuts have helped increase employment by 300,000. Employment statistics will always be demagogued by whichever side they favor, and downplayed by the side that they damage. But this is only good news for Bush.
There are 7 more months between now and re-election. If hiring continues at the pace it did in March, Bush will be close to a net change of zero jobs (thanks to an increase in government employees by 700,000), though this still leaves an increase in unemployment due to population growth. It's unclear whether or not this will happen though.
"Take out the Trash Day"
White House opposes bill on Fannie Mae. Because Fannie and Freddie, the two quasi-businesses/quasi-government organizations responsible for a huge portion of the mortgage insurance in the country.
The have expanded to insure over 70% of the mortgage business in the country (for more on this, take a look at the Washington Monthly article "There Goes the Neighborhood"). Given the current state of the economy, with more household debt than any time in history, a collapse of Fannie and Freddie would likely cause a whole lot of collapse. The White House opposes the bill because Congress wants to keep regulatory authority. Holding up legislation on this issue because you want more power is utterly insane.
Officials to Quit Sick Nuke Worker Program. This is the $74M program to compensate employees at nuclear reactors who have gotten sick, where only one $15,000 paycheck has gone out.
The White House has now alienated Letterman. How many pop culture figures will be left supporting Bush?
Zero?
