Calculated Risk posted their weekly summary and a look ahead for next week with two troubling charts.

First, the percent of jobs lost - not unemployment rate - is hovering around 5.2%, making it the worst of any recession since figures were recorded in 1948. That is to say, that this recession has had the most dramatic effect on our work force.

Second, and perhaps more troubling, is the statistic of workers unemployed for more than 26 weeks. Currently, the percentage of unemployed for this long is at a record 4.0% with 6.13 million workers. The early 1980s recession was the next highest, with 2.5% unemployed for more than 26 weeks.

The recession has not only hit hard, but it has been sustained. Unemployment levels can flatten, but until we see those out of work for a long period of time finding work, the economy has a long way to go.

No, I'm not agreeing with Noam Chomsky...for those of you who even know who Chomsky is.

In my daily news, I stumbled upon an article in which Chomsky compares the right wing media to "Nazis." The article was unimportant and meaningless, but a comment summed up the climate of the nation. There are those that speak out against government, and those who are embracing the government, trying to paint the anti-government crowd as illiterate,  backwards thinking hicks.

Sure, you thought that things were looking better - undefeated and in the top 25, with players finally buying in to Rich Rodriguez's philosophies and putting past controversies behind them.

The loss to MSU today probably stings, but you'lve got something to look forward to, and that is the man in the picture - QB Tate Forcier.

Milton Friedman explains the intricacies of Socialism vs Capitalism, and why the latter is better, all while making Phil Donahue look like a fool in the process.

A tale of two poems, one embraces socialism, one capitalism. It is pretty obvious  where I stand, but take a look...The first one is a real poem from 1906 distributed to spread socialism.

In what I can only describe as a warning to buyers of all consumer electronics, just because the item you purchase is sealed does not mean that it has never been tampered with and returned.

In spite of all the proof, Keith Olbermann refuses to accept the truth. Olbermann keeps going off about how wonderful his show is while lambasting the also partisan Fox News. In his latest tirade, Olbermann claims to have the highest rated cable news program - period.

Yep, when you can't beat 'em, simply lie.

Dr. Roxana Mayer isn't really a pediatric primary care physician, nor is she even a doctor.

Envisioned by Persad, Wertheimer and Emmanuel, this chart shows a proposed solution for providing medical care during emergencies. What makes this proposal important is that one of the authors is Dr. Ezekiel Emmanuel, brother to chief of staff Rahm Emmanuel, and now Health Care Policy Adviser to the White House.