Recession...Really?

Now I have been trying to keep this blog on the topic of emerging technology as much as possible, but I just can't contain myself on this one. This morning I get a news flash from CNN that reads, "The U.S. entered a recession in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research." Really? No? Really? Well that's news to me....

Of all the dumb things I have seen in the news, this has to be the best....By Far! I thought it was a joke at first, then I get online and there it is again. Like it is some big news or something. The honest, hardworking people of this country have known this since December of 2007, and most likely before....so where is the big news?

This goes to show you that the elite in the media in this country are just as bad as politicians when it comes to "getting it" as far as real people are concerned. They live in Fantasyland, attend elite parties for the rich, and only when their friends have to downgrade from a Lotus to a BMW do they really start thinking that there might be some people hurting out there...probably not, but it's nice to think they do.

What is going on with this country? Why is this news? Everyone knows what's going on, especially those who will not be able to buy much for their children this holiday season because the bread-winner(s) in the family are facing down-sizing and lay-offs. Common on people, let's wake-up and get to work fixing this problem. The more press conferences I see promising action, the more I think nothing is coming.

Where is FDR when we need him?