Lost In Translation

by Steve Soto

"The fundamentals of our economy are very strong, very strong."
--John McCain, June 5, 2008

Today:

The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level since late March.

The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for jobless benefits rose to 384,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week.

Yes, very strong indeed.