Things that might have been helpful in January: A jobs summit. 12 reasons unemployment is going to (at least) 12 percent "California law used to say property was unclaimed if the rightful owner had had no contact with the business for 15 years. But during various state budget crises, the waiting period was reduced to seven years, and then five, and then three. Legislators even tried for one year. Why? Because the state wanted to use that free money." Fox wins. Flashback Friedman: Employer-provided health insurance is crazytown. Ayn Rand goes mainstream. Obama goes Tim Gunn on his war council, tells them to take it back to the drawing board and "make it work." Washington Post helps Obama stretch out that Afghanistan decision with no consequences for a bit longer with the "Afghanistan is making him skip meals" story. The White House is very serious about debt reduction. Walter Reed in '08: "Is Hasan psychotic?"