allow me an edit please;

•Save money, steal from your work force, get sued.

I think if they didn’t enjoy the corporate unbrella they could go to jail

Besides which, not all corps who steal from employees get sued, and those who do get sued probably come out ahead anyway.

Oh dear, democracynow’s livestream isn’t working this morning.

Mornin’, BT, pups

Bhopal survivors demand action

Dow Chemical Company. Still providing the world with death and destruction.

Iraqi VP to rule on election law

Jane’s up on democracynow.

As Obama opens jobs summit, he faces limited options for growth

So Obama is going to ask the people who are laying workers off to provide jobs? Yeah, that’s a winner. The deficit hawks are gonna drive us into another depression.

Jane’s command of the details on Voice for Choice is amazing.

Jane, if you read this, when you were listing the targets, you should give the url when the full list can be found.

Pound ‘em, Jane, pound ‘em.

Yeah, she did a classy job of trashing NARAL.

Juan Gobnzales asks Jane about the Veal Pen.

Thanks eCAHN. Jane is ubiquitous.
Not only does she spell it out, but I always get a fashion tip. This time, it’s Collars. Amy too.

Hooyah!!! Jane. Get some.

Personal OT – That book is officially in the mail.

Thank you, demi. There’s always room for more books.

Man, Jane hammered the veal pen pretty well. The go along to get along crowd is losing cred.

You’re welcome. There’s always room for a little truth also, yes? Especially with all the horseshit flying these days.

Yes she did.

More of the same, please, ma’am.

How much of a possibility is it that some local PP and NARAL groups will break off from the national org?

Geez, you’re up awful early.

It sounds like some rational people are going to be at the jobs summit. Stiglitz, Krugman. They should have had the President’s ear long ago, but better late than never.

Sonnyboy’s bus arrives at the front porch at 6am. Just trying to be a good mom.

I was in two national bookstore chains in the last two days and found it interesting that every book by a conservative public figure was on sale at 30% off and many POS displays to promote.

I pulled some books by liberals and asked the manager for 30% off. He said, “Sorry. No.”

Who is underwriting the big book sales for conservatives?

Wow, I’d completely lost track of Bhopal. What a tragedy.

I don’t know that they’ll have the President’s ear today. I see their participation as more a bone to the non-neoliberal crowd. The majority of attendees will be business people. They’re not about to create jobs.

The jobs summit raises the age old Q of whether lip service is better than no service at all.

And, the age old answer is what? Does it depend on the mood?

Those discounts are usually to get rid of inventory that’s not moving. I would take that to mean liberal books are selling better. Bulk sales appear to be the major source for wingnut books.

Bifurcated A: It’s better than no service at all if it represents the prelude to actually doing something. It’s worse than no service at all if it’s used as smoke screen for doing nothing.

Oh, just my luck. I’m only buying books for holiday gifts this year. Greg Mortenson’s new one and Helen Thomas’. If I was a conservative, I could buy more. Oh, well.

So Sarah “smells like salmon”…not the way I wanted to start my day. Ah, but according to the WaPo jobless benefit claims are down.

Yes and yes. Although, some prefer a smoke screen so that don’t have to see the truth. It’s probably too early for me to start philosophising, though. :)

Businesses are running out of people to lay off is all that is. The Mooney Times is about to lay off 40% of its workforce, though.

Link. Da mouse is a little quick dis mornin’.

And, let’s not forget the underemployed and those who have given up looking. I’m only working 10 – 15 hours a week and for a smidge above minimum wage. I look at the situation availables nearly every day. It’s damn creepy. Saw one ad where they wanted someone with top admin skills, accounting skills, pr skills and was offering $8.50 an hour. It’s very discouraging.

Morning all.
With the conference at the whitehouse and the house working on a jobs bill.
businesses are going to refrain from hiring in the hopes of a jobs credit in the future.

Oh gosh, I was typing about admin skills and made two spelling errors. I do, however, have Edit Skills. Tee Hee.

With an average of 6 people vying for every available job the bosses have got the workers over a barrel. Marx writes at length about the “reserve labour force” forcing workers to accept the best deal they can get for their labour time.

I just saw that the jobs summit has 130 invitees. That is clearly lip service as a smokescreen for doing nothing.

Just don’t list your writings at the Lake as a reference. *g* And tell them you’re a Firepup only after you’ve been hired.

Yeppurs.

I saw those stats too. I’d be happy to compete in that arena. Last year I interviewed for a receptionist position at a real estate company. There were 300 applicants. Swear.

New post up top…

True. I’m hoping for the former, expecting the latter. At least, maybe, he’ll get to hear ideas from people other than the Geithners and Summers of the world.

There have been stories like that in the papers for months. I don’t think Black Friday is going to be the indicator for the season they were hoping it would be. Everybody I talk to says they’re cutting waaaaaaaaaaay back this year. The manufacturers who decided being importers was a better deal will see the folly in their decision sooner rather than later.

I certainly have to wear a different hat out in the world than the one I get to wear here.

heh They get a look at me and get a vague idea of who I am. I open my mouth and they know.

You do have a definite Look, don’t you? My husband gets away with his long hair too. I suppose I’d have to get a buzz cut and a nose ring to achieve a similar rebel appearance.

Yeah. I don’t ever want the suits to think I’m like them. Long hair on men and buzz cuts on women. What’s the world comin’ to? *g*

Ah, this thread has gone back to Attaturk’s patchouli oil and Berkstocks theme.

Haven’t read it. I got no problem bein’ a hippie. Never liked Berkenstocks, though. Barefoot, Chucks or moccasins. Like to be able feel the earth under my feet.

Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.

US KIA Irak: 4,367

US KIA Afghanistan: 930

US MBS 2009: 41,664

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste

Bless your bleedin’ heart, you. Have a good one.

It says something that the banner companies, AT&T, Quest, Comcast, FedEx, Google, etc. invited to Obamafest, do not manufacture a frigging thing and are more service companies that would employ either engineer or techie types, not larger number of production workers. Who says inside The Beltwayers couldn’t find their ass with a map and two hands.