Rot at the top

We're late to the party, but we want to make sure our readers do two things:

1.  Watch SU grad Steve Kroft's interview with Peter Schweizer, above.

2.  Order Schweizer's 2011 book, Throw Them All Out, using the link here or the box at the top of the page.

When you complete this assignment, you'll be in the market for blood pressure medication - or rope.

Update: Congress Doesn't Want to Give Up Its Insider Trading Privileges

John Heinz Kerry, featured in Throw Them All Out

 

"60 Minutes" unemployment shocker

In a surprising return to objectivity, last night "60 Minutes" ran a terrifying report on the nation's long term unemployment nightmare.  With the mid-term election less than two weeks away, CBS's Scott Pelley delivered a staggering blow to the administration's rapidly declining propects. 

While many Finger Lakes dwellers are living the crisis, "60 Minutes" has just exposed the results of the elections of 2006 and 2008 to a national audience.  Take a few minutes to watch the piece, and be sure to note the scene where Pelley asks a room full of middle aged, long term unemployed to raise their hands if they have a college degree.  Click to view:

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