Leaked Troika Letter Demands Greek Workweek Be Expanded To Six Days

If true, and we don’t see a reason to doubt it veracity, the just leaked Troika letter sent to the Greek Labor Ministry, courtesy of The Telegraph’s Bruno Waterfield, which sees the Troika demanding a 6 day work week, to wit: “Measure: Increase flexibility of work schedules: Increase the number of maximum workdays to 6 days per week for all sectors.” This means that Greece is effectively out of the [...]

‘AIMLESS OBAMA WALKS ALONE’

The reports are not good, disturbing even. I have heard basically the same story four times in the last 10 days, and the people doing the talking are in New York and Washington and are spread across the political spectrum.

The gist is this: President Obama has become a lone wolf, a stranger to his own government. He talks mostly, and sometimes only, to friend and [...]

“How I Learned to Love a U.S. Government Shutdown” Caroline Baum

What if the U.S. government shut down and no one noticed?

Even worse (or better, depending on one’s point of view), what if all federal workers went on furlough and the public realized there were benefits, not just costs, to smaller government?

The sixth stop-gap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution, expires tomorrow. In the event Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on a budget for fiscal year 2011, which is more [...]

CDC: Many Adults Not Getting Enough Sleep

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberg
healthday Reporter – Thu Mar 3, 5:03 pm ET

THURSDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) — More than one-third of Americans routinely sleep fewer than seven hours a night, which affects their concentration and general health, new government research shows.

Insufficient sleep also impairs work performance and the ability to drive safely, found researchers for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control [...]

Obama now blames poor job numbers on congressional inaction. Wait! His party runs Congress

Just a few minor things to catch up on for the weekend now that the Fundraiser-in-Chief has gone on another vacation (Don’t worry though. White House chef Sam Kass went along, so the first family need not eat ordinary human food.)

– The Congressional Budget Office says the 2010 federal deficit will be in excess of $1.3 trillion, as in $1,000,000,000,000+. (BTW, the next level we’ll be [...]