The Carolina Journal reports that staffers in Gov Beverly Perdue’s (D-NC) office have been getting advance word on monthly unemployment statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. It’s illegal under federal law… “her staffers used the heads-up to craft their press releases, presumably to make Perdue look better.” Well, as long as it’s for a legitimate public purpose – making a sitting Dem governor in a 2012 swing state look better – it’s gotta be OK, then.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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