Rick Scott is Unpopular, Palin’s Bus Tour Purpose is Unclear to the WP and . . .

Politics and Economics in the News

Just about 7 months ago Republicans were celebrating the election of Governor’s like Florida’s Rick Scott.  Now he looks like Obama’s best hope in Gator Nation, according to a

Report in Politico.

Of course, if Sen. Marco Rubio is nominated for Vice President, as The Dismal Political Economist forecasts here, maybe not so much.

Obama may not be quite the underdog in North Carolina that people think.  More important is the comment on how business leaders are imploring the Governor not to accept Conservative driven cuts in education, because education trains their workers and promotes economic development.

Sitting around a table at the local Chamber of Commerce to discuss the region’s economic struggles, business leaders lamented that they can’t find enough qualified workers to fill vacant jobs. Plant managers and farmers pleaded with state leaders to protect funding for schools, job-training programs and crime-prevention programs that the legislature is threatening to cut.

You see, Conservatives in Congress who have no experience in the business world say government stands in the way of job creation.  Business leaders, those in the real world who actually create jobs know differently.

The Washington Post also has a story with the headline, “Purpose of Palin”s Tour Still Unclear”.  They must be the only ones for whom it is unclear.  The rest of the world knows the purpose, to focus attention on Sarah Palin.  On the other hand the WP reports

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and her family visited historical sites in the D.C. area Sunday night and Monday morning, deftly avoiding the press.

Avoiding the press!!!.  Surely a first for the Palin family.

North Carolina BBQ makes an appearance on The Incidental Economist Blog.  Someone suggested that given the economic and financial turmoil they might have more important things to write about.  Well, there is nothing more important than North Carolina BBQ.

And here’s to NC starting to make the news for things other than basketball.