It's evident no one has any answers as to how to stimulate job growth outside the service sector, where low wage employment sans benefits relies on endless consumption. Jobs that have gone overseas ain't coming back. And anything we can do other countries can do as well and perhaps better.

They bear no resemblance to anything I'm seeing elsewhere.

Everyone knows the republicans killed the economy and ran up the deficit. If jobs improve before the midterms the republicans are screwed since they've voted against every attempt to fix it.

I don't know. Let me form a committee to study the issue. In the meanwhile, bury any traces of anyone from either party having voted for tax breaks for corporations who offshored jobs.

"We don't make anything here any more except for rich executives"

...he'd better get moving. "It's Bush's fault" is not going to work after 2 years of Democratic control of both Congress and the Presidency. I know... it IS Bush's fault, but that doesn't matter. Obama told America that he could bring us hope and change, and so far all we have is fear and more of the same. He'd better get going with the Hope and Change. Fast. Whatever they do will take a while to take effect.

I don't think that this portends an ill omen for Dems in 2010. 1) All politics is local; and 2) The last lagging indicator, job growth, should improve no later than mid-2010. (I know, it sucks, and isn't fast enough. I'd be all for a second stimulus to speed job recovery, maybe we can get back to healthy levels sooner rather than later that way). 3) If we can bring HCR in for a landing soon I think that will portend well for Dems in 2010.

Jobs, jobs, jobs. Income. How does the next bill get paid. "Where'd my life savings go?" This nebulous, bs "healthcare" shit is fodder for MSM 'zine covers.

Again, you can have "healthcare." Or jobs. One or the other. Either, or.

Hey Stupid,

Heathy country = productive country = more globally competitive country.

"There, incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine, a Democrat, won those voters with 60 percent to Republican Chris Christie's 36 percent."

This is incorrect. See Alex's other front page story for the correct accounting. How did this happen (both Christie's victory, and Alex's error)?

Everyone knows the republicans killed the economy and ran up the deficit. If jobs improve before the midterms the republicans are screwed since they've voted against every attempt to fix it.

Dem. majorities in both the House and Senate have had since, oh--2006--to bring troops home from Iraq.

The federal budget deficit was $1.1 trillion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, i.e., six months into the new president's term--and 42 months into a Democratically controlled Congress. It's more than $800 billion greater than the deficit recorded through June 2008.

You think Dems. had something to do with that deficit spending?

I love it when those who don't have the intelligence try to make ironic comments, it never works. Recent strategies of rightwingers is to attempt irony. They're reallly only good at pretending to have emotions, not thoughts. It takes the ability to reason and then turn the reason back on its head to create dry humor. They should stick to making crude remarks to the faux news feebs about those who have the capacity for abstract thought. They can also continue to bawl their litle piggy eyes out for the amusement of the same, it's fun to watch on Colbert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgBBwOnmy3w

Now that you know what they think of your health (complete with coterie laughter at 2:21), do you feel your country is any healthier?

How about this bit of iatrogenic health (which you'll no doubt be helping to pay for): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4MIm1mB7GM

Ah, you're one of those Beckian vaccination deniers. I know, those nanobots will turn all good Americans into Communofascist, Islamo-ACORN Black Panther Weather Underground Sleeper Agents!

I'm all for that, please don't vaccinate. Darwin will sort you all out :-)

When your job is shipped to southeast Asia, and you find yourself empathizing with British, French and German chronically unemployed--you know, the ones holding signs in the streets over the years on TV footage--you'll know where $1.2 trillion in 10 years went.

less cost for labor maybe, Cheaper to purchase I don't think so, better product NO WAY. We are just way to top heavy.

1) Where did you pull that number out of, your arse? An Aetna press release? WorldNetDaily?

2) Where is the perfect Conservitopia, plus total victory in Iraq & Afghanistan that the $5 Trillion that Bush spent bought us? Am I missing something?

Got those numbers from Langer's article, confirmed elsewhere. Confusion may be because Corzine lost overall, while winning with voters who said their number one issue was the economy.

"The federal budget deficit was $1.1 trillion for the first nine months of fiscal year 2009, i.e., six months into the new president's term--and 42 months into a Democratically controlled Congress. It's more than $800 billion greater than the deficit recorded through June 2008".

You've got to be kidding! Bush took office with a surplus and the national debt at around $5 trillion - which by the way was mostly due to Republican incompetence. He left office with a proposed budget for FY 2009 of $1.3 trillion and a national debt topping $10 trillion, two occupations - of which one he lied us in to, and the other he ignored - and a Republican party now hell bent on destroying what's left of the middle call. Nice going pin-head.

You can try all the revisionist crap you want but Republicans now own a second economic disaster along with the Great Depression.

Oh, that's right you're trying to revise that now too, aren't you? Good luck peddling that fairy-tale crap!

The $1.2 trillion? Several major newspapers, including the New York Times, AP and Fox News, reported yesterday that is the new estimated cost over 10 years for the House health bill as of November 3, 2009.

The absolute stupidity of the average American voter simply astounds me.

The Republicans and their trickle down, business is king, fuck the middle class they deserve nothing so make sure that they HAVE nothing and eventually lose everything, form of government since Reagan is what got us into this mess. And now they expect Republicans to take some steps to get us out of it ?

Wake up, people. The R's have shown that they are truly despicable and truly hate this country. Why else would they take some dumb shit like W or Sarah Palin and think that they are qualified to run anything more than the post office in Mayberry ?

While I don't know a lot about politics in NJ, I have to say that what I read about that doofus in VA enforces my statement about stupid voters. That jackass is going to fix their roads, provide more funding for their schools, basically give everyone in the state more than they have now and he isn't going to raise taxes ? Why is he the one with the magic wand ? And where do you go to buy one ? I have a bunch of friends that could use a hand so I'd like one of those. Or do you think it was all a bunch of bullshit ?

Anyway, I bet that chubby daughter of his will welcome the burka. It might hide enough to get her a husband at Bob Jones or Liberty University.

Jersey, you're on your own.