Friday Open Thread [2.3.12]

The primary polling is all Romney all the time, except in Michigan, a "home" state of his but also a home to the American auto industry, which Romney wanted to pull the plug on. The general election polling is all Obama all the time.

New Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. Government employment changed little over the month.

Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2012

Two new positions are open, but the names are old and...shopworn. With City Councilman Charles Potter running for Dennis P. Williams' RD 1 seat, guess who has reemerged to seek Potter's seat? I'll give you a hint. He was once suspended from practicing law in the State of Delaware for 18 months. That's right. Sam Guy. He's ba-a-a-ck.

Staton Off and Running

Not only is Andy Staton the only announced Democrat running for the new state senate district down here in Sussex (and I'm in the new district), he's also the only announced candidate to have filed a campaign finance report.