As the co-anchor of "America's Newsroom," (Bill) Hemmer is supposed to kick off the straight-news stretch of Fox's daytime schedule at 9 a.m. But the bookings on the two-hour program, and sometimes the story selection, tilt markedly to the right. (Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, 7/12/10)
In a startling journalistic coup, Howard Kurtz has discovered that Fox News might lean to the right. Now if we only knew Katie Couric’s political inclinations. Maybe we can convince Kurtz to investigate.
Employer of Last Resort
If Democrats don't want to go the tax cuts route, they could try for direct employment. Over the next few months, the jobs related to the 2010 Census will continue to expire, leading to 700,000 more people losing work. That was always anticipated: Census jobs are temporary jobs. But those were also real jobs, and their expiration will mean real unemployment. Something like George Miller's Local Jobs for America Act -- which earmarks $100 billion not just to fund state and local budget shortfalls but also to directly employ people -- could make up some of the gap. (Ezra Klein, Washington Post, 7/13/10)
Journalist Ezra Klein has come up with a series of brilliant ideas to improve the economy by November. RedStateVT is not sure what the significance of November is, but we’ll go with it. Our favorite was the one above – when in doubt, the government can hire more people! (Klein also suggests – we think with a straight face – that the $787 billion stimulus was too small).
Low Down
Public confidence in President Obama has hit a new low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll. Four months before midterm elections that will define the second half of his term, nearly six in 10 voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country, and a clear majority once again disapproves of how he is dealing with the economy. (Washington Post, 7/13/10)
On the good news front, Obama’s numbers in the Muslim world are on the increase with one in ten Muslims now approving of the job he is doing.
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