August jobs report threatens to steal Obama’s thunder

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By Vicki Needham and Bernie Becker – A new jobs report that will be released Friday (Sep 7) morning threatens to spoil President Obama’s triumphant week at the Democratic National Convention.

But the jobs report might not be the momentum killer for Obama that many predict, and could provide a surprising lift for the president if the numbers beat expectations.

The president is trying to overcome a weighty history, as no president since Franklin Roosevelt has been reelected with an unemployment rate above 8 percent. more> http://tinyurl.com/br487o8

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Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

John Wilkes authored pamphlets critical of the British government. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Susan Landau – In 1789, when this nation was young and not very powerful, we passed the First Amendment, protecting the right to publish and implicitly the right to read anonymously , and the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable search and seizure. Those amendments have protected Americans and their state for over two centuries. In his inaugural address, Franklin Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” The Obama administration has said it will veto the bill — as well it should. We need cybersecurity protections, but CISPA is completely the wrong way to go about accomplishing that. more> http://is.gd/wTBS94

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