Day: January 9, 2007

Where to put the Bush Presidential Library?
ecthompsonmd January 9, 2007

Crawford is my vote.  Let’s be honest, SMU has never been a liberal bastion.  SMU was middle of the road leaning toward conservative in the heart of a very conservative town, Dallas.  It is interesting that Bush didn’t look at Harvard or Yale.  From RS: The New York Times’ Ralph Blumenthal is penning a piece for Wednesday’s Times which reveals that Southern Methodist University is trying to “allay concerns that pro-Bush politics” will infiltrate the school “Mindful of reports that President Bush wants a conservative think tank with his presidential library, Southern Methodist University’s top official is trying to allay concerns

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Good labor numbers but some left behind
ecthompsonmd January 9, 2007

Economic numbers were published by the BLS last week.  As a whole the numbers are good.  Unemployment rates for Blacks are down to 8%.   Yes, down to 8%.  This is twice the unemployment rate of Whites.  EPI has the info.

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Govenor Gilmore entering the field
ecthompsonmd January 9, 2007

Who?  I must admit I do not recall ever hearing about this guy. From WaPo: Jim Gilmore, Virginia’s former tax-slashing Republican governor, on Tuesday took the first step in a long-shot bid for the presidency. Gilmore filed papers with the Federal Election Commission in Washington to form the Jim Gilmore for President Exploratory Committee, said his aide, Matt Williams. He is the sixth Republican to form an exploratory committee _ a year before the first primary votes are cast.

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