There are a lot of great conservative and libertarian minds. There are very few on our side who are fearless and really willing to take it to the other side. While he was among us, Andrew showed us what we need to do. Now it is up to us. May we carry on, greatful that we know what we need to do.

The thing that strikes me about the graph is how smooth it is for the current recession. Strikes me that employers are responding to generalized trends (prospect of higher taxes, little or no near-term recovery, etc.) more than current economic news. All the other recessions show fits and starts. Just a theory.