Friday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

This morning, we'll learn the unemployment rate and jobs numbers for September. The President will be commenting on those numbers at an event on the economy in Bladensburg, Maryland. Those unemployment numbers have probably been the biggest drag on Democrats this year. Too bad Obama listened to the wrong people on the stimulus spending. He should have heeded the advice of Krugman and Stiglitz, but they're only Nobel Prize winners.

Today, the Veep starts his day in Seattle. He's doing an event for Denny Heck, the congressional candidate running for the open seat vacated by Brian Baird. Then, he's got an event for Senator Patty Murray.

If you're in DC, there's a fundraiser for the Trevor Project tonight at the Duplex Diner. Details here.

Nothing should surprise me, but I'm still stunned that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce may be using foreign funds to pay for election ads against Democrats. So dirty.

We'll post the unemployment numbers once they're out.