The excuses continue

Every Thursday, the Department of Labor issues the number of first-time claims for jobless benefits. That number is seasonally adjusted. This week, the number went up. They blame it on the hurricanes in Florida. Those happened over two weeks, so you'd think they'd trot out this excuse earlier, but whatever.

Folks, it's seasonally adjusted. Hurricanes happen in the late summer and fall. Look, 350,000 first-time claims isn't a great number by any means, but it isn't as bad as previous months. My guess is they're setting up the hurricane as an excuse when the new unemployment numbers come out on the first Friday in October. You know, just in case they need something other than failed economic policies and a war to blame for another month of anemic job growth.

Remember, this white house blamed 9-11 for "a million job losses," which was, of course, a bold-faced lie that not even their own Department of Labor could back up. This administration gives us excuses, lies, fantasies, and stories. Everything but jobs.