Fail

So, health care reform is going to fail because the President has failed to express an underlying principle (is it cost reduction, or is it expansion of coverage -- the message is mixed up). Meanwhile, he has committed to a surge strategy in Afghanistan and we remain forever in Iraq. And the TARP banks are repaying despite the fact that they haven't shrunk enough to cease posing systemic threats to the entire world economy.

Oh, and new jobless claims were up again.

Fail.

Interviews

I hate job interviews. I believe I could sell anything, but when it comes to marketing myself, I have a full blown panic attack. The reasons for this remain elusive, but I am certain about one thing. If the goal was to be as self-critical as possible, I think I would be the best interviewee ever.